Left main coronary artery stenosis in coronary CTA. There can be a tendency to underestimate the severity of left main lesions in CTA. They require very careful assessment.

All cardiac CTA scans were performed using a 320-slice volume CT scanner (Aquilion One ... CACS≥0 and plaque with severe stenosis. The ICA examination was performed according to clinical guidelines.

After the contrast agent is injected, the automatic tracing starts, and the client can complete the examination with the breath-hold instruction ... and those with deep MB under different conditions ...

A day before my first CTA exam and I must say,I am so anxious and overwhelmed. You know that feeling of not having done enough or feeling underprepared, yes that's exactly how I am feeling right now.

For some years now, coronary CT angiography (CTA) has been applied for screening and determining CAD. CTA is associated with more radiation exposure compared with coronary calcium screening and ...

Competing interests: None. Funding: This paper was developed from a Health Technology Assessment of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of 64-slice or higher computed tomography angiography as an ...

Ever since the internet became a thing, consumers have used it to discuss health issues, especially over the last 10 years as social media became a daily destination for millions of people ...

Methods: Global multicenter registry (CONFIRM2) including symptomatic patients with suspicion of CAD referred for coronary CTA. AI-QCT analyzed 16 CAD features. Primary endpoint was MACE defined as ...

TEC: Technology Evaluation Center; EBCT: Electron Beam Computed Tomography; CAD: Coronary artery disease; CHD: Coronary Heart Disease; CT: Computed tomography; EKG ...

Researchers evaluated 2,476 women with INOCA, defined by coronary angiography or coronary CTA, who were randomly assigned to a pragmatic strategy of intensive medical therapy (n = 1,239 ...

Assessing and addressing cardiovascular health in people who are transgender and gender diverse: a scientific statement from the american heart association ...