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 ...

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🖥️ 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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