期刊
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
卷 15, 期 8, 页码 863-869出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu006
关键词
Epicardial adipose tissue; Left atrium; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac computed tomography; Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study
资金
- German Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF)
- German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR), Bonn, Germany
- German Cardiac Society
- German Research Council (DFG) [SI 236/8-1, SI 236/9-1]
Aims Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is increased in subjects with atrial fibrillation (AF). Likewise, EAT is associated with left atrial (LA) size, as itself is a strong predictor of AF. We aimed to determine the association of EAT and LA size as computed tomography (CT)-derived measures with prevalent and incident AF and investigated whether both measures independently predict AF. Methods and results Participants from the Heinz Nixdorf Recall study without known cardiovascular disease were included. At baseline, EAT, defined as fat volume inside the pericardial sac, and LA size, defined as an axial area at the level of the mitral valve, were quantified from non-contrast enhanced cardiac CT. AF was determined from electrocardiogram at baseline and also at 5-year follow-up examination. Overall, 3467 participants (age: 58.9 +/- 7.6 years, 47% male) were included. Ninety-six subjects had AF (46 prevalent and 50 incident). A 1-standard deviation (SD) change of EAT was associated with nearly two-fold increased prevalence of AF in univariate analysis, which persisted after adjustment for AF risk factors [odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval, 95% CI): 1.38 (1.11-1.72), P = 0.003]. Ancillary adjusting for LA reduced the effect [1.26 (0.996-1.60), P = 0.054]. For incident AF, no relevant effect was observed for EAT when adjusting for risk factors [1.19 (0.88-1.61), P = 0.26]. In contrast, a 1-SD chance of LA was strongly associated with AF independently of EAT and risk factors [2.70 (2.22-2.20), P < 0.0001]. LA but not EAT as non-contrast CT-derived measures improved the prediction of AF over risk factors (receiver operating characteristics: 0.810-0.845, P = 0.025). Conclusion LA size from non-contrast CT is strongly associated with prevalent and incident AF and ultimately diminishes the link of EAT with AF.
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