This website is intended for healthcare professionals only

Trending Topic

16 mins

Trending Topic

Developed by Touch
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked

Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for global cardiovascular disease, responsible for an estimated 10.8 million deaths and more than 200 million disability-adjusted life years annually.1 Despite the availability of effective pharmacological and lifestyle interventions, prevalence continues to rise, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where over three-quarters of all cases now occur.2 The condition’s […]

Charalambos Antoniades, ESC 2021 – The Fat Attenuation Index

8 mins 45
Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Published Online: Sep 24th 2021

Prof. Charalambos Antoniades (Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK) kindly shared his thoughts on the fat attenuation index and its use in clinical decision making from the virtual ESC Congress 2021.

Questions

  1. Can you tell us a little about the fat attenuation index (FAI) and how it can be used in clinical decision making? (0.16)
  2. What clinical evidence supports the use of the FAI score? (2.45)
  3. What challenges remain and what future studies are needed? (5.44)
  4. How can this technology be used in the clinical setting? (7.20)

Speaker disclosures: Prof. Charalambos Antoniades is founder, shareholder and director of Caristo Diagtnostics. 

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media and conducted by Heather Hall.

Filmed during a remote video call with Prof. Charalambos Antoniades as a highlight of ESC 2021, August 2021.

Share
Facebook
X (formerly Twitter)
LinkedIn
Via Email
Mark CompleteCompleted
BookmarkBookmarked
Copy LinkLink Copied
Close Popup