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ASSESSMENT OF CORONARY ARTERY PLAQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION IN PATIENTS OF SOUTH ASIAN DESCENT USING CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY

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South Asian patients have a high prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to other ethnic groups, with an earlier age of onset, increased severity of disease, and higher mortality.… Click to show full abstract

South Asian patients have a high prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) compared to other ethnic groups, with an earlier age of onset, increased severity of disease, and higher mortality. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) patterns may account for these differences. In this study we used

Keywords: artery plaque; coronary artery; artery; assessment coronary; south asian; plaque characteristics

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2019

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