Can EAT be an INOCA goalkeeper

Tong Shan; Zheng Shuwen; Wu Hengbin; Zeng Min

doi:10.3389/fendo.2022.1028429

Can EAT be an INOCA goalkeeper

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 Jan 20:13:1028429. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1028429. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Tong Shan¹, Zheng Shuwen², Wu Hengbin², Zeng Min¹

Affiliations

¹ Center of Geriatrics, Hainan General Hospital (Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University), Haikou, China.
² Clinical College, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: adipocytokine; coronary microvascular dysfunction; epicardial adipose tissue; inflammatory mediators; ischemic non-obstructive coronary artery disease.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue
Coronary Artery Disease* / epidemiology
Humans
Ischemia
Pericardium