Epicardial adipose tissue measured from analysis of adipose tissue area using chest CT imaging is the best potential predictor of COVID-19 severity
Takahiro Fukushima, Tomoki Maetani, Shotaro Chubachi, Naoya Tanabe, Takanori Asakura, Ho Namkoong, Hiromu Tanaka, Takashi Shimada, Shuhei Azekawa, Shiro Otake, Kensuke Nakagawara, Mayuko Watase, Yusuke Shiraishi, Hideki Terai, Mamoru Sasaki, Soichiro Ueda, Yukari Kato, Norihiro Harada, Shoji Suzuki, Shuichi Yoshida, Hiroki Tateno, Yoshitake Yamada, Masahiro Jinzaki, Toyohiro Hirai, Yukinori Okada, Ryuji Koike, Makoto Ishii, Akinori Kimura, Seiya Imoto, Satoru Miyano, Seishi Ogawa, Takanori Kanai∥, Koichi Fukunaga
Topics & Concepts
Adipose tissueMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)RadiologyRetrospective cohort studyBody mass indexInternal medicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies