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Determinants of Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation on Computed Tomography Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Recent studies have reported the association between pericoronary inflammation assessed by pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation (PCATA) on computed tomography angiography and worse outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease.
Tomoyo Sugiyama, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Masahiro Hoshino, Masao Yamaguchi, Masahiro Hada, Hiroaki Ohya, Yohei Sumino, Hidenori Hirano, Yoshinori Kanno, Tomoki Horie, Toru Misawa, Kai Nogami, Hiroki Ueno, Rikuta Hamaya, Eisuke Usui, Tadashi Murai, Tetsumin Lee, Taishi Yonetsu, Tetsuo Sasano, Tsunekazu Kakuta   +19 more
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Early computed tomography coronary angiography in adults presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome: the RAPID-CTCA RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2022
Background: Acute coronary syndrome is a common medical emergency. The optimal strategy to investigate patients who are at intermediate risk of acute coronary syndrome has not been fully determined.
Alasdair J Gray, Carl Roobottom, Jason E Smith, Steve Goodacre, Katherine Oatey, Rachel O’Brien, Robert F Storey, Nick Curzen, Liza Keating, Attila Kardos, Dirk Felmeden, Robert J Lee, Praveen Thokala, Steff C Lewis, David E Newby   +14 more
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Isolated Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Coronary Vasculitis and Valvulitis

JACC: Case Reports, 2021
A 30-year-old woman presented with angina pectoris. Coronary angiography revealed severe stenosis in the left main and right coronary arteries that did not improve with intracoronary nitroglycerin.
Yoon Kook Kim, MD, Praveen Chekka, MD, Manu Mysore, MD, James Childress, MD, Maha Alfaraidhy, MD, Afton Thomas, DO, Bradley Taylor, MD, Jamal Mikdashi, MD, Stanley Liu, MD, Libin Wang, MD, PhD   +9 more
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Giant coronary aneurysm caused by Kawasaki disease: consistency between catheter angiography and electrocardiogram gated dual-source computed tomography angiography [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2015
We present the case of a 5-year-old child with coronary complications due to Kawasaki disease; this patient unintentionally underwent both dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) coronary angiography and invasive coronary angiographic examination in 2 ...
Eun-Ha Hwang, Jung-Ki Ju, Min-Jung Cho, Ji-Won Lee, Hyoung-Doo Lee   +4 more
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Detection of coronary artery disease based on the calcification index obtained by helical computed tomography

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2000
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relation between coronary artery disease and the calcification index on helical computed tomography. METHOD: We studied 22 patients (ages ranging from 40 to 70 years) who underwent coronary angiography because of chest pain ...
Carlos Jader Feldman, Domingos Vitola, Nádia Schiavo   +2 more
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Value of multislice computed tomography-coronary angiography in predicting coronary artery diseases in type-2 diabetic patients in the chest pain unit

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal, 2022
Background and aim Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder affecting a wide range of the population all over the world. Microvascular and macrovascular complications are very common in diabetic patients with high incidence of affection of the coronary ...
Ragab Ali Mohamed Habour, Islam Shawki, Ibrahim Faragallah, Hossam Al-Adl   +3 more
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Individual patient data meta-analysis for the clinical assessment of coronary computed tomography angiography: protocol of the Collaborative Meta-Analysis of Cardiac CT (CoMe-CCT)

Systematic Reviews, 2013
Background Coronary computed tomography angiography has become the foremost noninvasive imaging modality of the coronary arteries and is used as an alternative to the reference standard, conventional coronary angiography, for direct visualization and ...
Schuetz Georg M, Schlattmann Peter, Achenbach Stephan, Budoff Matthew, Garcia Mario J, Roehle Robert, Pontone Gianluca, Meijboom Willem Bob, Andreini Daniele, Alkadhi Hatem, Honoris Lily, Bettencourt Nuno, Hausleiter Jörg, Leschka Sebastian, Gerber Bernhard L, Meijs Matthijs FL, Shabestari Abbas Arjmand, Sato Akira, Zimmermann Elke, Schoepf Uwe J, Diederichsen Axel, Halon David A, Mendoza-Rodriguez Vladimir, Hamdan Ashraf, Nørgaard Bjarne L, Brodoefel Harald, Øvrehus Kristian A, Jenkins Shona MM, Halvorsen Bjørn A, Rixe Johannes, Sheikh Mehraj, Langer Christoph, Martuscelli Eugenio, Romagnoli Andrea, Scholte Arthur JHA, Marcus Roy P, Ulimoen Geir R, Nieman Koen, Mickley Hans, Nikolaou Konstantin, Tardif Jean-Claude, Johnson Thorsten RC, Muraglia Simone, Chow Benjamin JW, Maintz David, Laule Michael, Dewey Marc   +46 more
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Incidental, non-gated thoracic CT angiographic detection of proximal right coronary artery total occlusion associated with acute myocardial infarction

European Journal of Radiology Open, 2020
Herein, we present a case of a right coronary artery proximal occlusion and acute myocardial infarction with absence of the reverse attenuation gradient sign that was incidentally identified in the emergency room with non-gated computed tomography ...
Rene Epunza Kanza, Samir Ayoub, Francis Bonenfant   +2 more
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Non-invasive assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency using 16-slice computed tomography angiography

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2007
Background Invasive coronary angiography is the gold standard means of imaging bypass vessels and carries a small but potentially serious risk of local vascular complications, including myocardial infarction, stroke and death.
Uren Neal G, Sengupta Anshuman, Lawton Tristan, Houslay Emma S, McKillop Graham, Newby David E   +5 more
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PREVALENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS WITH ZERO CALCIUM SCORE UNDERGOING CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHY

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016
Background:Non-invasive coronary angiography is being increasingly performed by computed tomography angiography to assess obstructive coronary artery disease.
Mohammed A. Kadhim, Wassan A.K. Al-Saadi, Ghassan H. Hadi   +2 more
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