{
    "abstract": "To investigate the relationship between left atrium (LA) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) parameters and different disease severities (paroxysmal and persistent) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). A total of 115 patients with AF (58 paroxysmal and 57 persistent) who underwent cardiac computed tomography angiography (CTA) at our institution between October 2021 and May 2022 were included. The left atrium volume index (LAVI) and left atrium fractal dimension (LAFD) were measured for each patient. EAT volumes and attenuation values for total heart and LA in early and delayed enhancement phases were calculated using semi-automated software. LA and EAT parameters were compared with patients with paroxysmal and persistent AF. Compared with paroxysmal AF, persistent AF had significantly greater LAVI (33.60 ml/m",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Mengyuan",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Jing"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Qing",
            "initials": "Q",
            "lastname": "Liu"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Huaze",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Xi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Hao",
            "initials": "H",
            "lastname": "Zhu"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Qiu",
            "initials": "Q",
            "lastname": "Sun"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Ultrasound Medical Center, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Xuehui",
            "initials": "X",
            "lastname": "Liu"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Yuting",
            "initials": "Y",
            "lastname": "Zhang"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Computed Tomography Research Center, GE Healthcare, Beijing, P. R. China.",
            "firstname": "Wei",
            "initials": "W",
            "lastname": "Ren"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Liangna",
            "initials": "L",
            "lastname": "Deng"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Tao",
            "initials": "T",
            "lastname": "Han"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China.",
            "firstname": "Bin",
            "initials": "B",
            "lastname": "Zhang"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Cuiyingmen No.82, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, 730030, PR China. ery_zhoujl@lzu.edu.cn.\nSecond Clinical School, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. ery_zhoujl@lzu.edu.cn.\nKey Laboratory of Medical Imaging of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China. ery_zhoujl@lzu.edu.cn.\nGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Medical Imaging Artificial Intelligence, Lanzhou, China. ery_zhoujl@lzu.edu.cn.",
            "firstname": "Junlin",
            "initials": "J",
            "lastname": "Zhou"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.",
    "doi": "10.1007/s10554-025-03405-x\n10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.119.009829\n10.1177/2047487316679524",
    "journal": "The international journal of cardiovascular imaging",
    "keywords": [
        "Atrial fibrillation",
        "Computed tomography angiography",
        "Epicardial adipose tissue",
        "Fractals"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2025-04-26",
    "pubmed_id": "40281367\n27872327",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Relationship between left atrium, epicardial fat and severity of atrial fibrillation.",
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}