Background and aimsHeterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is associated with premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Semi-automated plaque characterization (SAPC) by coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) provides information regarding burden characterization. Our aim was to quantify characterize the of patients FH using SAPC analysis identify which factors are relat...

A large proportion of patients with suspected coronary artery disease who are referred for coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) have coronary atherosclerotic lesions that do not cause significant anatomical luminal obstruction. These nonobstructive coronary artery lesions provide incremental prognostic information over the presence of obstructive lesions and clinical variables. 5 Howe...

BACKGROUND CTA is a widely available imaging examination that may allow the evaluation of high-risk carotid plaque features. PURPOSE Our aim was to evaluate the association between specific carotid plaque features on CTA and ipsilateral cerebrovascular ischemia. DATA SOURCES We performed a systematic review of Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library from inception to Mar...

Dental calculus, a type of stone formed even under normal conditions, plays an important role in some periodontal diseases. Deposition of dental calculus follows plaque formation, and the variations in the degree of calcification reflect the changes in environment and form of its lamellar structure[1]. Dental plaque is composed of rods, cocci and filamentous bacteria[2], and these morphological...

Original Articles 10 The perimenopausal atherosclerosis transition: relationships between calcified and noncalcified coronary, aortic, and carotid atherosclerosis and risk factors and hormone levels Jamalah A. Munir, MD, Hongyan Wu, MD, MPH, Kelly Bauer, RN, Jody Bindeman, BSN, Carole Byrd, RN, Irwin M. Feuerstein, MD, Todd C. Villines, MD, and Allen J. Taylor, MD Markers of androgenicity (incr...

Background—Radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer (BC) can lead to an increased risk of coronary artery disease several years after RT. The aim this study was evaluate the development overall, non-calcified and calcified atherosclerotic plaques over 2 BC RT associations with cardiac exposure. Methods—The included 101 left- or right-sided patients treated without chemotherapy. A CT angiography perf...

Background: The relationship between serum lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complex 1 . Their levels function may vary based on activity medication use. Beneficial effects high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) levels, structure behavior, response to treatment have been described. However, the impact of HDL-C over time coronary atherosclerosis progression R...

Highly calcified lesions in coronary arteries are a frequent cause of percutaneous coronary intervention failure. In such cases rotational atherectomy seems to be an efficient alternative that allows facilitation of the calcified atherosclerotic plaque and ensures successful treatment. We present a case of rotational atherectomy of the right coronary artery complicated with stent dislodgment an...

PurposeAdults with Turner syndrome (TS) have an increased predisposition to ischemic heart disease. The quantitative relationship between coronary atherosclerosis and TS has yet to be established.MethodsA total of 128 females (62 with TS) participated in this prospective study. Coronary computed tomography angiography was performed to measure coronary calcified plaque burden, and prevalent nonc...