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🚨 New study! Co-led w/ #GGoudot in #CircImaging
🖥️ Periaortic fat attenuation (FA) on quick non-contrast chest CT mirrors 🔥 arterial inflammation.
💊 Hi-dose 80mg atorvastatin reduces FA after 12 wks 💊❤️

Read: doi.org/10.1161/CIRC...

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Periaortic Fat Attenuation on Nongated Noncontrast Chest CT Images to Assess Changes in Arterial Inflammation: Impact of Atorvastatin | Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging
BACKGROUND: Imaging markers of atherosclerotic inflammation are needed to enhance cardiovascular risk assessment and evaluate the impact of therapies. We sought to test the hypothesis that treatments ...
doi.org
May 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM