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ArticleReviews in cardiovascular medicine2026

Computed Tomography-Based Radiomics Provides New Insights Into Associations Between Pericoronary Fat Characteristics and Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol.

Feifei Zhou, Xingrui Liu, Lei Yang, Yang Zhang, Yongju Yang, Shiying Tang, Xinyan Zhou, Xirui Duan, Na Tan, Shuaiyan Zuo and 5 more

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Article in Reviews in cardiovascular medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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15 authors.

Feifei ZhouDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3403-0162
Xingrui LiuDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4659-3873
Lei YangDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5734-986X
Yang ZhangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Yunnan Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 650032 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9870-8143
Yongju YangDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5965-6326
Shiying TangDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5919-2725
Xinyan ZhouDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6691-7933
Xirui DuanDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8499-5235
Na TanDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7364-5491
Shuaiyan ZuoDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2133-9500
Fei LiuDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7729-651X
Yan XuDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3768-7419
Caiyan ZhuDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5036-9100
Lishi ShaoDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6166-9021
Guifang SunDepartment of Radiology, Kunming Yan'an Hospital (Yan'an Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University), 650051 Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3424-4180

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) is an established imaging biomarker of coronary inflammation; however, the influence of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the associations between PCAT and LDL-C using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)-based radiomics. Methods: This retrospective study stratified 150 patients undergoing CCTA into two groups according to serum LDL-C levels (≥3.4 mmol/L vs. <3.4 mmol/L). A total of 288 radiomic features were extracted from the PCAT surrounding the left anterior descending artery, left circumflex artery, and right coronary artery. After the initial filtering using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test, univariate logistic regression and Pearson correlation analyses were applied to identify features associated with elevated LDL-C levels. Key features were further validated using a gradient boosting machine (GBM) ensemble model combined with Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) analysis. Results: A total of 11 radiomic features were significantly associated with elevated LDL-C levels ( Conclusion: Elevated LDL-C levels are significantly associated with increased spatial heterogeneity and high gray-level clustering in PCAT, thereby providing imaging-based evidence supporting the association between LDL-C and PCAT.

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cholesterolcomputed tomography angiographycoronary artery diseaseepicardial adipose tissueLDLradiomics

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