Sex-specific prognostic value of automated epicardial adipose tissue quantification on serial lung cancer screening chest computed tomography

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a metabolically active fat depot associated with coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular (CV) risk. While EAT is a known prognostic marker in lung cancer screening, its sex-specific prognostic value remains unclear. This study investigated sex differences in th...

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Main Authors: Brendel, Jan Michael (Author) , Mayrhofer, Thomas (Author) , Hadzic, Ibrahim (Author) , Norton, Emilia (Author) , Langenbach, Isabel L (Author) , Langenbach, Marcel C (Author) , Jung, Matthias (Author) , Raghu, Vineet K (Author) , Nikolaou, Konstantin (Author) , Douglas, Pamela S (Author) , Lu, Michael T (Author) , Aerts, Hugo J W L (Author) , Foldyna, Borek (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 29 August 2025
In: European heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:2047-2412
DOI:10.1093/ehjci/jeaf257
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf257
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Author Notes:Jan M. Brendel, Thomas Mayrhofer, Ibrahim Hadzic, Emilia Norton, Isabel L. Langenbach, Marcel C. Langenbach, Matthias Jung, Vineet K. Raghu, Konstantin Nikolaou, Pamela S. Douglas, Michael T. Lu, Hugo J.W.L . Aerts, and Borek Foldyna

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