Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease results in> 19 million deaths annually, and coronary
heart disease accounts for the majority of this toll. Despite major advances in treatment of …

The majority of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) present with unstable angina,
acute myocardial infarction, and sudden coronary death. The most common cause of …

Background: Coronary atherosclerosis may develop at an early age and remain latent for
many years. Objective: To define characteristics of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis …

Background The accuracy of multidetector computed tomographic (CT) angiography
involving 64 detectors has not been well established. Methods We conducted a multicenter …

Objectives: This study sought to determine the diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed
tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) to detect or rule out significant coronary artery …

We present a performance evaluation of a recently introduced dual-source computed
tomography (DSCT) system equipped with two X-ray tubes and two corresponding …

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) was initially developed as a non-invasive diagnostic
tool to detect and quantify coronary stenosis. Thanks to the rapid technological …

This scientific statement reviews the scientific data for cardiac computed tomography (CT)
related to imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerosis. Cardiac CT is a CT …

Atherothrombosis is a complex disease in which cholesterol deposition, inflammation, and
thrombus formation play a major role. Rupture of high-risk, vulnerable plaques is …

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of 64-
slice computed tomography (CT) to identify and quantify atherosclerotic coronary lesions in …