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Coronary atherosclerosis scoring with semiquantitative CCTA risk scores for prediction of major adverse cardiac events: Propensity score-based analysis of diabetic and non-diabetic patients
We aimed to compare semiquantitative coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) risk scores – which score presence, extent, composition, stenosis and/or location of coronary artery disease (CAD) – and their prognostic value between patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). Risk scores derived from general chest-pain populations are often challenging to apply in DM patients, because of numerous confounders.Reference values for mid-diastolic right ventricular volume in population referred for cardiac computed tomography: An additional diagnostic value to cardiac computed tomography
While an assessment of the right ventricular (RV) size remains challenging, the entire RV is can be imaged on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) studies. With prospective ECG-triggering, the RV end diastolic volume (RVEDV) cannot be measured; however, the RV mid-diastolic volume (RVMDV) can still be measured accurately from routine CCTA data sets. The objective of this study is to establish normal reference values for RVMDV.Differences in left ventricular measurements: Attenuation versus contour based methods
Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) left ventricle (LV) volumes have prognostic value. LV measurements however can differ depending on post-processing software. Two common methods are the contour (CON) or attenuation (ATT) based methods. This study aims to determine differences in LV volume measurements using the 2 methods.A cross-sectional survey of coronary plaque composition in individuals on non-statin lipid lowering drug therapies and undergoing coronary computed tomography angiography
Non-statin therapy (NST) is used as second-line treatment when statin monotherapy is inadequate or poorly tolerated.
