A 2-year investigation of the impact of the computed tomography–derived fractional flow reserve calculated using a deep learning algorithm on routine decision …

X Liu, X Mo, H Zhang, G Yang, C Shi, WK Hau - European Radiology, 2021 - Springer
Objective This study aims to investigate the safety and feasibility of using a deep learning
algorithm to calculate computed tomography angiography–based fractional flow reserve (DL …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of proton pump inhibitors on clinical outcomes in coronary heart disease patients receiving aspirin and clopidogrel: A meta-analysis

W Hu, J Tong, X Kuang, W Chen, Z Liu - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are usually prescribed to protect against
gastrointestinal bleeding in patients on dual antiplatelet therapy. This meta-analysis …

A cationic near infrared fluorescent agent and ethyl-cinnamate tissue clearing protocol for vascular staining and imaging

J Huang, C Brenna, AM Khan, C Daniele, R Rudolf… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Understanding vascular structures and dysfunction is a fundamental challenge. This task
has been approached by using traditional methodologies such as microscopic computed …

Clinical validation and assessment of aortic hemodynamics using computational fluid dynamics simulations from computed tomography angiography

Y Zhu, R Chen, YH Juan, H Li, J Wang, Z Yu… - Biomedical engineering …, 2018 - Springer
Background Hemodynamic information including peak systolic pressure (PSP) and peak
systolic velocity (PSV) carry an important role in evaluation and diagnosis of congenital …

An open loop 0D-3D modeling of pulsatile hemodynamics for the diagnosis of a suspected coronary arterial disease with patient data

S Kumar, BV Kumar, SK Rai, O Shankar - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Due to the high degree of curvature of the coronary arteries, normal blood flow patterns are
disrupted, making them susceptible sites for stenosis and atherosclerosis, leading to …

A new CFD based non-invasive method for functional diagnosis of coronary stenosis

X Xie, M Zheng, D Wen, Y Li, S Xie - Biomedical engineering online, 2018 - Springer
Background Accurate functional diagnosis of coronary stenosis is vital for decision making in
coronary revascularization. With recent advances in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …

Patient-Specific Numerical Simulations of Coronary Artery Hemodynamics and Biomechanics: A Pathway to Clinical Use

M Fandaros, C Kwok, Z Wolf, N Labropoulos… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Numerical models that simulate the behaviors of the coronary arteries have been
greatly improved by the addition of fluid-structure interaction (FSI) methods. Although …

Effects of left ventricular mass on computed tomography derived fractional flow reserve in significant obstructive coronary artery disease

T Tsugu, K Tanaka, D Belsack, H Devos… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In significant obstructive coronary artery disease (SOCAD), a mismatch in
assessment of severity of coronary artery stenosis may occur between invasive coronary …

Evaluation of fractional flow reserve in patients with stable angina: can CT compete with angiography?

X Liu, Y Wang, H Zhang, Y Yin, K Cao, Z Gao, H Liu… - European …, 2019 - Springer
Background We aimed to compare the performance of FFR CT and FFR QCA in assessing
the functional significance of coronary artery stenosis in patients suffering from coronary …

Blood homocysteine levels could predict major adverse cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A STROBE-compliant observational study

J Liu, J Quan, Y Li, Y Wu, L Yang - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score independently
predicts major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patients with acute coronary syndrome …