Aim This clinical practice guideline for the evaluation and diagnosis of chest pain provides
recommendations and algorithms for clinicians to assess and diagnose chest pain in adult …

Importance Recent clinical and imaging studies underscore that major adverse cardiac
events (MACE) outcomes are associated not solely with severe coronary obstructions …

Background Atherosclerotic plaque quantification from coronary CT angiography (CCTA)
enables accurate assessment of coronary artery disease burden and prognosis. We sought …

Background: The future risk of myocardial infarction is commonly assessed using
cardiovascular risk scores, coronary artery calcium score, or coronary artery stenosis …

Jagat Narula a, 1, Y. Chandrashekhar b, 1, Amir Ahmadi a, Suhny Abbara c, Daniel S.
Berman d, Ron Blankstein e, Jonathon Leipsic f, David Newby g, Edward D. Nicol h, Koen …

Background Unlike most noninvasive imaging modalities, coronary computed tomography
angiography can characterize subtypes of atherosclerotic plaque. Objectives The purpose of …

The mechanisms that underlie superficial erosion, a cause of coronary thrombosis distinct
from plaque rupture, have garnered recent interest. In an era of improved control of …

Abstract Evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary computed tomography
angiography (CCTA) has seen a paradigm shift in the last decade. Evidence increasingly …

Abstract Background Lipoprotein (a)[Lp (a)] is associated with increased risk of myocardial
infarction, although the mechanism for this observation remains uncertain. Objectives This …

Importance The density of atherosclerotic plaque forms the basis for categorizing calcified
and noncalcified morphology of plaques. Objective To assess whether alterations in plaque …