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ArticleJACC. Asia2025

Evaluating Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation to Predict Cardiovascular Events: A Multicenter Study in East Asians.

Takahiro Nishihara, Toru Miyoshi, Kentaro Ejiri, Kazuhiro Osawa, Soichiro Fuke, Kousuke Seiyama, Masayuki Doi, Mitsutaka Nakashima, Takashi Miki, Shinsuke Yuasa

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Takahiro NishiharaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Toru MiyoshiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Kentaro EjiriDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Kazuhiro OsawaDepartment of General Internal Medicine 3, Kawasaki Medical School General Medicine Center, Okayama, Japan.
Soichiro FukeDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Kousuke SeiyamaDepartment of Cardiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.
Masayuki DoiDepartment of Cardiology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.
Mitsutaka NakashimaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Takashi MikiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Shinsuke YuasaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.

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Abstract

Background: Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation (PCATA) is a novel imaging biomarker of pericoronary inflammation associated with coronary artery disease. Several studies have reported the usefulness of PCATA among people of European ethnicity; however, data are lacking concerning those of Asian ethnicity. Objectives: This multicenter study aimed to evaluate the effect of PCATA on prognosis in East Asian patients. Methods: Between August 2011 and December 2016, 2,172 patients underwent clinically indicated coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) at 4 hospitals in Japan. Among them, 1,270 patients were analyzed. PCATA was evaluated using coronary CTA to measure pericoronary adipose tissue density surrounding the 3 major coronary arteries. The outcomes were composite cardiovascular events, including cardiovascular death and acute coronary syndrome; 33 cardiovascular events observed during a median follow-up of 6.0 years (Q1-Q3: 3.6-8.2 years). Results: Right coronary artery (RCA)-PCATA was significantly higher in patients with cardiovascular events than in those without (-63.7 ± 8.9 HU vs -67.4 ± 9.1 HU, respectively; Conclusions: High RCA-PCATA showed significant association with future cardiovascular events after adjusting conventional risk factors and adverse coronary CTA findings in East Asian patients who underwent clinically indicated coronary CTA.

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acute coronary syndrome(s)coronary computed tomography angiographyhigh-risk plaqueobstructive stenosispericoronary adipose tissue attenuation

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