Coronary artery calcium scoring: current status and future directions

A Gupta, K Bera, E Kikano, JD Pierce, J Gan… - Radiographics, 2022 - pubs.rsna.org
Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores obtained from CT scans have been shown to be
prognostic in assessment of the risk for development of cardiovascular diseases, facilitating …

Biomarkers to monitor the prognosis, disease severity, and treatment efficacy in coronary artery disease

AN Yazdani, M Pletsch, A Chorbajian… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is a prevalent condition
characterized by the presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries of the …

Comparative Associations of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Fatty Liver Disease With Coronary Artery Calcification: A Cross …

KC Sung, TK Yoo, MY Lee, CD Byrne… - … and Vascular Biology, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: In cross-sectional and retrospective cohort studies, we examined comparative
associations between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic dysfunction …

Coronary artery calcium versus pooled cohort equations score for primary prevention guidance: randomized feasibility trial

JB Muhlestein, KU Knowlton, VT Le, DL Lappe… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to determine the feasibility of performing an extensive
randomized outcomes trial comparing a coronary artery calcium (CAC)-versus a pooled …

Tube voltage-independent coronary calcium scoring on a first-generation dual-source photon-counting CT—a proof-of-principle phantom study

V Mergen, K Higashigaito, T Allmendinger… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
To evaluate the accuracy of coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring at various tube voltages
and different monoenergetic image reconstructions on a first-generation dual-source photon …

Cardiovascular risk stratification among individuals with obesity: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium

E Boakye, GR Grandhi, Z Dardari, R Adhikari… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The effectiveness of coronary artery calcification (CAC) for risk stratification in
obesity, in which imaging is often limited because of a reduced signal to noise ratio, has not …

Incremental prognostic value of coronary artery calcium score for predicting all-cause mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement

M Eberhard, R Hinzpeter, ALN Schönenberger, A Euler… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Background Current risk models show limited performances for predicting all-cause mortality
after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Purpose To determine the prognostic …

Statin Use and Coronary Artery Calcification: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies and Randomized Controlled Trials

MN Shahraki, SM Jouabadi, D Bos, BH Stricker… - Current atherosclerosis …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aimed to determine the association between statin
use and coronary artery calcification (CAC), as detected by computed tomography in the …

Comparison of epicardial adipose tissue volume quantification between ECG-gated cardiac and non-ECG-gated chest computed tomography scans

Y Xu, S Hrybouski, DI Paterson, Z Li, Y Lan… - BMC Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Springer
Background This study investigated accuracy and consistency of epicardial adipose tissue
(EAT) quantification in non-ECG-gated chest computed tomography (CT) scans. Methods …

Coronary calcium score as a predictor of outcomes in the hypertensive Covid-19 population: results from the Italian (S) Core-Covid-19 Registry

A Cereda, M Toselli, A Palmisano, D Vignale… - Hypertension …, 2022 - nature.com
Hypertension is associated with more severe disease and adverse outcomes in COVID-19
patients. Recent investigations have indicated that hypertension might be an independent …