Association of Microluminal Structures Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography With Local Inflammation in Adjacent Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Coronary Plaque Characteristics in Fresh Cadavers

• DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-22-0299
• Publication Date: 2022-10-14T22:26:35Z
• Authors: Yutaka Kawabata; Tetsuzo Wakatsuki; Koji Yamaguchi; Daiju Fukuda; Hiroyuki Ito; Tomomi Matsuura; Kenya Kusunose; Takayuki Ise; Shusuke Yagi; Hirotsugu Yamada; Takeshi Soeki; Yoshihiro Tsuruo; Masataka Sata
• Keywords: Adventitia; Epicardial adipose tissue; Epicardial Fat

Coronary intraplaque microluminal structures (MS) are associated with plaque vulnerability, and the inward progression of vascular inflammation from adventitia towards media intima has also been demonstrated. Therefore, in present study we investigated relationships among MS, local adjacent epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), coronary characteristics.