Can EAT be an INOCA goalkeeper

Tong Shan; Zheng Shuwen; Wu Hengbin; Zeng Min

doi:10.3389/fendo.2022.1028429

Frontiers in Endocrinology (Jan 2023)

Can EAT be an INOCA goalkeeper

Tong Shan,
Zheng Shuwen,
Wu Hengbin,
Zeng Min

Affiliations

Tong Shan: Center of Geriatrics, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University), Haikou, China
Zheng Shuwen: Clinical College, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
Wu Hengbin: Clinical College, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
Zeng Min: Center of Geriatrics, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University), Haikou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1028429
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13

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Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary artery (INOCA) is a blind spot of coronary artery disease (CAD). Such patients are often reassured but offered no specific care, that lead to a heightened risk of adverse cerebrovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is proven to correlate independently with CAD and its severity, but it is unknown whether EAT is a specific and sensitive indicator of INOCA. This review focuses on the INOCA epidemiology and related factors, as well as the association between EAT.

Published in Frontiers in Endocrinology

ISSN: 1664-2392 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology

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