Evolving concepts of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque and the vulnerable patient: implications for patient care and future research

P Gaba, BJ Gersh, J Muller, J Narula… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the natural history of coronary artery atherosclerosis is necessary to
determine prognosis and prescribe effective therapies. Traditional management of coronary …

Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Complete Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

PW Serruys, H Hara, S Garg, H Kawashima… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - jacc.org
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has shown great technological
improvements over the last 2 decades. High accuracy of CTA in detecting significant …

Clinical applications of cardiac computed tomography: a consensus paper of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging—part II

G Pontone, A Rossi, M Guglielmo… - European Heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) was initially developed as a non-invasive diagnostic
tool to detect and quantify coronary stenosis. Thanks to the rapid technological …

Epicardial fat and coronary artery disease: Role of cardiac imaging

M Guglielmo, A Lin, D Dey, A Baggiano, L Fusini… - Atherosclerosis, 2021 - Elsevier
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) represents the fat depot located between the myocardium
and the visceral pericardial layer. Far from being an inert tissue, EAT has been recognized …

Perivascular adipose tissue as a source of therapeutic targets and clinical biomarkers: A clinical consensus statement from the European Society of Cardiology …

C Antoniades, D Tousoulis, M Vavlukis… - European heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Obesity is a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, but adipose tissue (AT) depots in humans
are anatomically, histologically, and functionally heterogeneous. For example, visceral AT is …

Standardized measurement of coronary inflammation using cardiovascular computed tomography: integration in clinical care as a prognostic medical device

EK Oikonomou, AS Antonopoulos… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a first-line modality in the
investigation of suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Mapping of perivascular fat …

[HTML][HTML] Semaglutide modulates prothrombotic and atherosclerotic mechanisms, associated with epicardial fat, neutrophils and endothelial cells network

D García-Vega, D Sánchez-López… - Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Springer
Background Obesity has increased in recent years with consequences on diabetes and
other comorbidities. Thus, 1 out of 3 diabetic patients suffers cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Prognostic value of RCA pericoronary adipose tissue CT-attenuation beyond high-risk plaques, plaque volume, and ischemia

PA Van Diemen, MJ Bom, RS Driessen… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This study was designed to assess the prognostic value of pericoronary adipose
tissue computed tomography attenuation (PCATa) beyond quantitative coronary computed …

Assessing cardiovascular risk by using the fat attenuation index in coronary CT angiography

LV Klüner, EK Oikonomou… - Radiology: Cardiothoracic …, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has evolved into a first-line diagnostic test for the
investigation of chest pain. Despite advances toward standardizing the reporting of CCTA …

Prognostic role of inflammatory cytokines and novel adipokines in acute myocardial infarction: An updated and comprehensive review

A Mitsis, NPE Kadoglou, V Lambadiari, S Alexiou… - Cytokine, 2022 - Elsevier
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. The inflammation response during and after AMI is common and seems to play a …