The relation between pericoronary fat thickness and density quantified by coronary computed tomography angiography with coronary artery disease severity.

Objective: To study the correlation between epicardial fat thickness (EFT), pericoronary fat thickness (PCFT), and pericoronary fat density (PCFD) with the existence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD).

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 210 patients referred for multislice CT angiography. Group I normal CTCA, Group II patients had non-obstructive atherosclerosis, and Group III patients had obstructive atherosclerosis.

Association of left atrial deformation indices with left atrial appendage thrombus in patients with non valvular atrial fibrillation.

Aim: Assessment of the value of left atrial deformation indices for prediction of left atrial appendage functioning patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Method: The study included 250 patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and normal left atrial dimension. Trans-thoracic and trans-esophageal echocardiography were performed.

The predictive value of speckle tracking during dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with chronic stable angina.

Objective: Evaluation of the diagnostic value of speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) at rest and during dobutamine stress in predicting the presence and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with chronic stable angina.

Methods: A total of 100 patients with chronic stable angina were evaluated using STE at rest and during dobutamine stress to detect the presence, severity, and number of affected coronary arteries. Then, the correlation with the SYNTAX score (SS) was analyzed.