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Fat layer is heart’s gatekeeper
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Using CT or MRI to image the layer of fat around the heart, provides extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques. “This may be used as a ‘gatekeeper,’ in that it could help a cardiologist decide whether a patient should go on to have a nuclear stress test,” says Paolo Raggi. Even though coronary calcium burden is a good predictor of heart disease, calcium in an individual plaque doesn’t necessarily mean imminent trouble. (Credit: Courtesy, iStockphoto)
EMORY (US)—Using CT or MRI to image epicardial adipose tissue, the layer of fat around the heart, provides extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring. Continue…
