Coronary Artery Calcification
Conditions
Keywords
NAFLD, Calcium score, Liver Fat, Visceral fat, excessive visceral fat, excessive liver fat accumulation, Biomarkers of insulin resistance (HOMA), inflammation (CRP) and (MDA-Paraoxonase)
Brief summary
Coronary artery disease are 8 times more prevalent in patients with NAFLD then the general population and are being considered the most common cause of death. Cardiac CT is a reliable non invasive method in demonstrating Coronary Plaques. However the association between coronary artery calcium score (CAC) and NAFLD remains controversial
Detailed description
Coronary artery disease are 8 times more prevalent in patients with NAFLD that the general population and are being considered the most common cause of death. Cardiac CT is a reliable non invasive method in demonstrating Coronary Plaques. However the association between coronary artery calcium score (CAC) and NAFLD remains controversial. AIM: the aim is to evaluate the association between CAC score ( CT) and NAFLD (CT). the working hypothesis is that Beside the traditional risk factors including age, diabetes, NAFLD is also associated with moderate to high risk of CAD.
Interventions
PROCEDURECT Cardiac
the patient will undergo cardiac CT
Sponsors
Ziv Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who will undergo cardiac CT for patients with low to intermediate risk for CAD
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with PCI or CABG will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total calcium score measurement | 1 month | total calcium score will be measured |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactAssy Nimer, MD
Outcome results
None listed