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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems |
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| Article Title |
Prognostic value and limitations of the pericoronary fat attenuation index: A narrative review
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Invited Manuscript |
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Guo-Ping Ma, Xiang-Jie Wu and Chong-Fu Jia |
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Chong-Fu Jia, PhD, Professor, The Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Zhong Shan Road, Dalian 116011, Liaoning Province, China. wzx1128@163.com |
| Key Words |
Coronary computed tomographic angiography; Pericoronary fat attenuation index; Prognosis; Major adverse cardiovascular events; Progression |
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The pericoronary fat attenuation index (FAI) can reflect coronary inflammation by quantifying perivascular fat attenuation. Baseline FAI has shown potential in plaque assessment and major adverse cardiovascular events prediction. Still, its utility is limited by confounders such as age, sex, body mass index, tube voltage, and reconstruction algorithms, causing heterogeneous cutoffs (-76.3 HU to -67.4 HU). Dynamic changes in FAI derived from serial coronary computed tomographic angiography reflect temporal inflammatory activity and help account for baseline inter-individual variability, thereby providing enhanced insights into cardiovascular risk over single-timepoint FAI assessment. |
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Ma GP, Wu XJ, Jia CF. Prognostic value and limitations of the pericoronary fat attenuation index: A narrative review. World J Cardiol 2026; In press
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| ISSN |
1949-8462 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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©Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See Permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA |
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http://www.wjgnet.com |
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