AUTHOR=Shan Tong , Shuwen Zheng , Hengbin Wu , Min Zeng 

TITLE=Can EAT be an INOCA goalkeeper

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Endocrinology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.1028429

DOI=10.3389/fendo.2022.1028429

ISSN=1664-2392

ABSTRACT=Ischemia with non-obstructive coronary heart disease (INOCA) is a blind spot of coronary heart disease. INOCA is not accurately assessed, which puts patients at a higher risk of cardiovascular death. EAT is proven to correlate independently with atherosclerosis severity in thickness and volume, but it is unknown whether EAT is specific and a sensitive indicator of intractable coronary artery disease. This review focuses on the INOCA epidemiology and related factors, as well as the association between EAT and INOCA.