Impact of body fat distribution on long-term clinical outcomes after drug-eluting stent implantation

The distribution of body fat is closely related to cardiovascular disease and outcomes, although its impact on patient prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stent (DES) has not been evaluated. We investigated the impact of truncal fat distribution on long-term clinical outcomes after DES treatment.In 441 DES-treated patients, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry was performed to assess total and regional body fat...