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Med."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Background<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, we aim to investigate the relationship between the attenuation of peri-coronary adipose tissue (PCAT) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and the assessment of coronary vascular functions using coronary flow reserve (CFR).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included 364 patients who underwent <jats:sup>13<\/jats:sup>N-NH<jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub> positron emission tomography\/computed tomography and coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). We determined the relationship between fat attenuation index (FAI), PCAT volume, and other qualitative CT-derived anatomic parameters with CFR.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We detected a decrease in CFR (&amp;lt;2.5) in 206 (57%) patients. At the patient level, those with reduced CFR showed a significantly higher prevalence of diffused atherosclerosis (41% vs. 23%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and higher FAI (\u221275.5\u2005HU vs. \u221277.1\u2005HU; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.014). In patients without obstructive CAD, FAI was significantly higher in those with reduced CFR (\u221275.5\u2005HU vs. \u221277.7\u2005HU, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.026). On the vessel level, 1,092 vessels were analyzed, and 642 (59%) exhibited reduced CFR. The vessels with reduced CFR presented a significantly higher prevalence of obstructive CAD (37% vs. 26%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), diffused atherosclerosis (22% vs. 11%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), low-attenuation plaque (6% vs. 3%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.030), and positive remodeling (7% vs. 2%; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001). FAI was higher in vessels with reduced CFR (\u221280.8\u2005HU vs. \u221281.8\u2005HU; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.045) than in normal CFR. In the patient-level analysis, obstructive CAD, diffused atherosclerosis, and FAI were independently linked with CFR. FAI was still associated with global CFR after adjusting for traditional risk factors (age, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and smoking). FAI remained independently associated with reduced CFR in patients without obstructive CAD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Coronary perivascular inflammation evaluated by CCTA was independently associated with coronary vascular function. In patients without obstructive CAD, FAI was higher in the presence of reduced CFR. 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