Body Composition, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Including Heart Failure
Souza A, Rosenthal M, Moura F, Divakaran S, Osborne M, Hainer J, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Di Carli M, Taqueti V. Body Composition, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Including Heart Failure. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 17: 179-191. PMID: 37768241, PMCID: PMC10922555, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionVisceral adipose tissueAssociated with coronary microvascular dysfunctionCoronary flow reserveBody mass indexLow coronary flow reserveSubcutaneous adipose tissueCoronary artery diseaseAdverse eventsPositron emission tomographyObese patientsMicrovascular dysfunctionVisceral adipose tissue cross-sectional areaCardiovascular eventsHeart failurePreserved left ventricular ejection fractionAdverse outcomesSkeletal muscleArtery diseaseFlow-limiting coronary artery diseaseBody compositionAssociated with body compositionEvaluation of coronary artery diseaseStress positron emission tomographyEmission tomographyASSOCIATION OF BASELINE MODEST ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR INFLAMMATION REDUCTION TRIAL (CIRT-CFR)
De Souza A, Moura F, Hainer J, Skali H, Blankstein R, Dorbala S, Hage F, Beanlands R, Ridker P, Di Carli M, Taqueti V. ASSOCIATION OF BASELINE MODEST ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DYSFUNCTION IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR INFLAMMATION REDUCTION TRIAL (CIRT-CFR). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1499. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01943-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research