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26 May 2022: Clinical Research

Evaluation of Patients with Angiographically-Confirmed Coronary Artery Disease to Investigate the Association Between Epicardial Fat Thickness and Atrial Fibrillation

Xiaoxia Xu 1ABF* , Qina Zhou 2CDE* , Chongyuan Ren 1BF , Fengdan Wang 1BC , Yixin Chen 1BD , Hui Sun 1ADFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936446

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936446

Table 2 The vessel location and severity of coronary artery stenosis.

CAD+AF group (n=83)CAD group (n=116)P-value
Vessel location
 LAD61 (73.5%)89 (76.7%)0.360
 LCX34 (40.1%)28 (24.1%)0.009
 RCA22 (26.5%)42 (36.2%)0.098
 Three vessels8 (9.6%)9 (7.8%)0.412
Severity of coronary artery stenosis
 Mild3 (3.6%)12 (10.3%)0.062
 Moderate33 (39.8%)33 (28.4%)
 Severe37 (44.6%)48 (41.4%)
 Blocking9 (10.8%)23 (19.8)
CAD – coronary artery diseases; AF – atrial fibrillation; LCX – left circumflex artery; LAD – left anterior descending; RCA – right coronary artery.

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