Eicosapentaenoic acid therapy is associated with decreased coronary plaque instability assessed using optical frequency domain imaging
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DOI: 10.1002/clc.23185
Abstract: The relationship between eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) therapy and coronary plaque stability assessed by optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) has not been thoroughly described. read more here.
Keywords: eicosapentaenoic acid; therapy; optical frequency; coronary plaque ... See more keywords
Inflammation, coronary plaque progression, and statin use: A secondary analysis of the Risk Stratification with Image Guidance of HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitor Therapy (RIGHT) study
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DOI: 10.1002/clc.23808
Abstract: Statin treatment is a potent lipid‐lowering therapy associated with decreased cardiovascular risk and mortality. Recent studies including the PARADIGM trial have demonstrated the impact of statins on promoting calcified coronary plaque. read more here.
Keywords: coronary plaque; therapy; statin; risk ... See more keywords
Influence of chronic kidney disease on coronary plaque components in coronary artery disease patients with both diabetes mellitus and hypertension
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DOI: 10.1007/s00380-018-01334-5
Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is well known to be associated with an increased incidence of coronary artery disease (CAD). Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN), both of which are traditional risk factors for CAD, are… read more here.
Keywords: volume; coronary artery; disease; coronary plaque ... See more keywords
Correlation between Characteristics of Coronary Plaque and Chinese Medicine Syndromes of Coronary Heart Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study Analysed by Intravascular Ultrasound
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DOI: 10.1007/s11655-021-2874-z
Abstract: To analyse the correlation between the characteristics of coronary plaque in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients with phlegm-blood stasis syndrome (PBS) and blood stasis syndrome (BSS). Patients were divided into different groups based on Chinese… read more here.
Keywords: coronary artery; medicine; correlation characteristics; characteristics coronary ... See more keywords
Coronary plaque burden, plaque characterization and their prognostic implications in familial hypercholesterolemia: A computed tomographic angiography study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.11.012
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is associated with premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Semi-automated plaque characterization (SAPC) by coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) provides information regarding coronary plaque burden and plaque characterization. Our aim… read more here.
Keywords: plaque characterization; plaque burden; burden; coronary plaque ... See more keywords
Coronary plaque volume and predictors for fast plaque progression assessed by serial coronary CT angiography-A single-center observational study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2019.108805
Abstract: PURPOSE The rationale of this study was to identify patients with fast progression of coronary plaque volume PV and characterize changes in PV and plaque components over time. METHOD Total PV (TPV) was measured in… read more here.
Keywords: tpv; plaque volume; coronary plaque; plaque ... See more keywords
TCT-266 OCT and Histopathological Assessment of Coronary Plaque Obtained by Directional Coronary Atherectomy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1399
Abstract: Coronary plaque component in vivo could be obtained by Directional Coronary Atherectomy (DCA) and evaluated in histological examination. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between histological characteristics obtained by DCA and… read more here.
Keywords: obtained directional; directional coronary; coronary plaque; coronary atherectomy ... See more keywords
CORONARY PLAQUE BURDEN IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHOLESTEROL EFFLUX CAPACITY PARTIALLY MEDIATED BY THE HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM IN PSORIASIS
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32085-6
Abstract: Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, is associated with heightened FDG-uptake in the bone marrow (BM) by FDG/PET-CT concomitant with increased non-calcified coronary plaque burden (NCB) by CCTA. Additionally, psoriasis patients have reduced cholesterol efflux… read more here.
Keywords: psoriasis; efflux capacity; cholesterol efflux; plaque burden ... See more keywords
Quantified coronary plaque volume provides superior risk stratification up to 10 years
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DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.0179
Abstract: Automated plaque quantification derived from coronary CT angiogragphy datasets provides exact and reliable assessment of coronary atherosclerosis burden. To investigate the potential for category based reclassification of patients based upon quantified coronary plaque volume in… read more here.
Keywords: quantified coronary; stratification; risk; reclassification ... See more keywords
Longitudinal quantitative assessment of coronary plaque progression related to body mass index using serial coronary computed tomography angiography.
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DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jey192
Abstract: AIMS This study explored the coronary plaque volume change (PVC) according to the change of percent body mass index (BMI) and categorical BMI group using serial coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). METHODS AND RESULTS A… read more here.
Keywords: body mass; bmi; mass index; coronary plaque ... See more keywords
Impact of coronary plaque geometry on plaque vulnerability and its association with the risk of future cardiovascular events in patients with chest pain undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography—the GEOMETRY study
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013498
Abstract: Introduction: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has emerged as a valuable noninvasive imaging tool for assessing atheromatous plaque morphology and composition, and several CCTA features have been validated as reliable indicators of the plaque-associated risk.… read more here.
Keywords: ccta; study; plaque vulnerability; geometry ... See more keywords