Are coronary perivascular adipose tissue characteristics related to atherosclerotic plaque size and composition . A post-mortem study?
PvAT quantity and macrophage infiltration are highly related to atherosclerotic plaque size and composition in patients with coronary atherosclerosis. These results indicate potential involvement of pvAT in coronary atherosclerotic plaque development, although the causality of the relation has yet to be determined.
Results of our analysis provide a national perspective on data linkage practices in the US. Our findings can be used to promote further data linkages, facilitate sharing of data and linkage methodologies, and identify uses of the resulting linked data.