Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
Carotid perivascular adipose tissue attenuation predicts stroke and TIA in symptomatic carotid artery disease patients.
Juul Bierens, Nora Jerkovic, Alida A Postma, Daniel Bos, Pim A de Jong, Paul J Nederkoorn, Werner H Mess, Luca Saba, Luc J M Smits, Robert J van Oostenbrugge, M Eline Kooi
Published: 202610.1016/j.jcct.2025.12.009
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Vascular inflammation is a key aspect of plaque vulnerability. Cross-sectional studies suggest that increased carotid perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) attenuation on CTA, which is thought to reflect vascular inflammation, is associated…
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