Coronary artery calcification and its progression: what does it really mean?
Coronary artery calcification is concomitant with the development of advanced
atherosclerosis. Coronary artery calcification pathologically begins as microcalcifications …
atherosclerosis. Coronary artery calcification pathologically begins as microcalcifications …
Mechanisms of acute coronary syndromes and their implications for therapy
P Libby - New England Journal of Medicine, 2013 - Mass Medical Soc
The notion that heart attacks develop from coronary-artery stenosis is an oversimplification
of a process involving lipid metabolism, inflammation, macrophage activation, collagen …
of a process involving lipid metabolism, inflammation, macrophage activation, collagen …
Coronary atherosclerotic precursors of acute coronary syndromes
Background: The association of atherosclerotic features with first acute coronary syndromes
(ACS) has not accounted for plaque burden. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to …
(ACS) has not accounted for plaque burden. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to …
Use of high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaque detection for risk stratification of patients with stable chest pain: a secondary analysis of the PROMISE randomized …
Importance Coronary computed tomographic angiography (coronary CTA) can characterize
coronary artery disease, including high-risk plaque. A noninvasive method of identifying …
coronary artery disease, including high-risk plaque. A noninvasive method of identifying …
First in-human quantitative plaque characterization with ultra-high resolution coronary photon-counting CT angiography
Purpose To assess the effect of ultra-high-resolution coronary CT angiography (CCTA) with
photon-counting detector (PCD) CT on quantitative coronary plaque characterization …
photon-counting detector (PCD) CT on quantitative coronary plaque characterization …
Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography/North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging–expert consensus document on coronary CT imaging of …
Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) provides a wealth of clinically
meaningful information beyond anatomic stenosis alone, including the presence or absence …
meaningful information beyond anatomic stenosis alone, including the presence or absence …
High-risk plaque detected on coronary CT angiography predicts acute coronary syndromes independent of significant stenosis in acute chest pain: results from the …
SB Puchner, T Liu, T Mayrhofer, QA Truong… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Background: It is not known whether high-risk plaque, as detected by coronary computed
tomography angiography (CTA), permits improved early diagnosis of acute coronary …
tomography angiography (CTA), permits improved early diagnosis of acute coronary …
Imaging atherosclerosis
Advances in atherosclerosis imaging technology and research have provided a range of
diagnostic tools to characterize high-risk plaque in vivo; however, these important vascular …
diagnostic tools to characterize high-risk plaque in vivo; however, these important vascular …
Computed tomographic angiography characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques subsequently resulting in acute coronary syndrome
S Motoyama, M Sarai, H Harigaya, H Anno… - Journal of the American …, 2009 - jacc.org
Objectives: In a computed tomographic (CT) angiography study, we identified the
characteristics of atherosclerotic lesions that were associated with subsequent development …
characteristics of atherosclerotic lesions that were associated with subsequent development …
SCCT guidelines for the interpretation and reporting of coronary CT angiography: a report of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Guidelines …
Since the publication of the first guidelines for the interpretation and reporting of coronary CT
angiography (coronary CTA) in 2009, there have been significant changes in the scope and …
angiography (coronary CTA) in 2009, there have been significant changes in the scope and …