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2. Chapter 22 CT angiography and other applications of CT
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van Velzen, Joella E., primary, Schuijf, Joanne D., additional, Kroft, Lucia J, additional, and Bax, Jeroen J, additional
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- 2010
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3. Prognostic value of coronary vessel dominance in relation to significant coronary artery disease determined with non-invasive computed tomography coronary angiography
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Veltman, Caroline E, de Graaf, Fleur R, Schuijf, Joanne D, van Werkhoven, Jacob M, Jukema, J Wouter, Kaufmann, Philipp A, Pazhenkottil, Aju P, Kroft, Lucia J, Boersma, Eric, Bax, Jeroen J, Schalij, Martin J, van der Wall, Ernst E, Veltman, Caroline E, de Graaf, Fleur R, Schuijf, Joanne D, van Werkhoven, Jacob M, Jukema, J Wouter, Kaufmann, Philipp A, Pazhenkottil, Aju P, Kroft, Lucia J, Boersma, Eric, Bax, Jeroen J, Schalij, Martin J, and van der Wall, Ernst E
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AIMS: Limited information is available regarding the relationship between coronary vessel dominance and prognosis. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of coronary vessel dominance in relation to significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients referred for computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA). METHODS AND RESULTS: The study population consisted of 1425 patients (869 men, 57 ± 12 years) referred for CTA. To evaluate the impact of vessel dominance and significant CAD on CTA on outcome, patients were followed during a median period of 24 months for the occurrence of non-fatal myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality. The presence of a left dominant system was identified as a significant predictor for non-fatal myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality (HR: 3.20; 95% CI: 1.67-6.13, P < 0.001) and had incremental value over baseline risk factors and severity of CAD on CTA. In addition, in the subgroup of patients with significant CAD on CTA, patients with a left dominant system had a worse outcome compared with patients with a right dominant system (cumulative event rates: 9.5% and 35% at 3-year follow-up for a right and left dominant coronary artery system, respectively, log-rank P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The presence of a left dominant system was identified as an independent predictor of non-fatal myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality, especially in patients with significant CAD on CTA. Therefore, the assessment of coronary vessel dominance on CTA may further enhance risk stratification beyond the assessment of significant CAD on CTA.
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- 2012
4. Systematic evaluation of collateral pathways to the artery of Adamkiewicz using computed tomography.
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Yoshioka K, Tanaka R, Takagi H, Ueyama Y, Sugawara T, Chiba T, Arakita K, and Schuijf JD
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Imaging, Three-Dimensional methods, Male, Middle Aged, Multidetector Computed Tomography methods, Observer Variation, Postoperative Complications prevention & control, Preoperative Care methods, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Cord diagnostic imaging, Spinal Cord Injuries prevention & control, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic surgery, Collateral Circulation, Computed Tomography Angiography methods, Spinal Cord blood supply
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Objectives: Preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz can help prevent postoperative spinal cord injury in patients undergoing thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Although several studies have shown the feasibility of evaluating the artery of Adamkiewicz using multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT), no detailed investigations regarding the collateral circulation to the artery of Adamkiewicz have been performed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the collateral circulation to the artery of Adamkiewicz using MDCT in patients with thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms., Methods: Our institutional review board approved this study. Sixty-four patients with descending thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms associated with the occlusion of the segmental artery from which the artery of Adamkiewicz originated were scanned using 64- or 320-detector row computed tomography. Two independent observers evaluated the MDCT images based on the degree of visualization of the artery of Adamkiewicz and its collateral circulation using a 4-point scale., Results: The average visualization score was 2.8 ± 0.6. In 53 of the 64 (83%) patients, image quality was judged to be diagnostic. MDCT demonstrated 75 collateral pathways to the artery of Adamkiewicz in these 53 patients. Sixty-four of the 75 (85%) pathways were collaterals around the spinal column, and the remaining 11 (15%) pathways were collateral arteries in the thoracic wall., Conclusions: MDCT revealed the collateral pathways to the artery of Adamkiewicz around the spinal column and in the thoracic wall in 83% of our patients with thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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- 2018
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5. Fractional flow reserve and myocardial perfusion by computed tomography: a guide to clinical application.
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Schuijf JD, Ko BS, Di Carli MF, Hislop-Jambrich J, Ihdayhid AR, Seneviratne SK, and Lima JAC
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- Coronary Artery Disease physiopathology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Sensitivity and Specificity, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Fractional Flow Reserve, Myocardial physiology, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging methods, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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The aim of this paper is to provide a guide to the clinical application of the functional computed tomography (CT) techniques fractional flow reserve (CT FFR) and myocardial perfusion (CTP) in patients presenting for the evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD). Both techniques have recently been introduced to complement coronary CT angiography (CTA) with physiological information. Evidence supporting their diagnostic accuracy accumulates at a fast pace, and both techniques are moving from research tools to clinical applications for specific subgroups of patients. As a consequence, the question that now emerges is how to optimally implement these techniques in the daily clinical workflow to maximize the benefit to patients. Given the inherent differences between both techniques in their underlying physical principles and methodology, as well as the types of pathophysiological information they provide, these techniques are not interchangeable. Rather, within the broad spectrum of patients presenting for CAD evaluation, both CT FFR and CTP may have their own optimized application where the highest benefit at the lowest risk and cost may be achieved. Therefore, we will review the physical principles and available clinical evidence of each technique, and propose how this information can be applied to the individual patient. Moreover, as techniques continue to mature, the combination of coronary CTA with CT FFR and/or CTP likely will become a powerful and accessible diagnostic tool for the detailed characterization of atherosclerotic disease providing a potentially more precise and personalized approach to patients with suspected CAD., (Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2017. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2018
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6. Relationship of left ventricular mass to coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial ischaemia: the CORE320 multicenter study.
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Kishi S, Magalhaes TA, George RT, Dewey M, Laham RJ, Niinuma H, Friedman LA, Cox C, Tanami Y, Schuijf JD, Vavere AL, Kitagawa K, Chen MY, Nomura CH, Brinker JA, Rybicki FJ, Di Carli MF, Arbab-Zadeh A, and Lima JA
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- Aged, Algorithms, Coronary Artery Disease physiopathology, Female, Humans, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Ischemia physiopathology, Prospective Studies, Cardiac Imaging Techniques, Coronary Artery Disease diagnosis, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular diagnosis, Myocardial Ischemia diagnosis
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Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the association of left ventricular mass (LVM) with coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction (MI)., Methods and Results: Patients (n = 338) underwent 320 × 0.5 mm detector row coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography, invasive coronary angiography (ICA), and single-photon emission CT (SPECT) myocardial perfusion imaging. Quantitative coronary atheroma volume was obtained from the CT images for the entire coronary tree (19-segment model) with an arterial contour detection algorithm. Normalized total atheroma volume (NormTAV) was analysed to reflect quantitative total atheroma volume. LVM was measured on myocardial CT images and indexed to height to the power of 2.7 (LVMi). Patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) were defined as those with ≥50% diameter stenosis by quantitative ICA. Abnormal perfusion defect was defined as ≥1 abnormal myocardial segment by SPECT. The association of LVMi with coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial perfusion defect on SPECT at the patient level was determined with uni- and multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses. Obstructive CAD was present in 60.0% of enrolled patients. LVMi was independently associated with abnormal summed rest score [SRS; odds ratio (OR), 1.07; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.03-1.09] and summed stress score (OR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.01-1.07). An increase in LVMi was also independently associated with that in NormTAV (coefficient, 10.44; 95% CI, 1.50-19.39) and SRS ≥1 (OR, 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01-1.10), even after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors in patients without previous MI., Conclusions: LVM was independently associated with the presence of coronary artery atherosclerosis and MI., (Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2014. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2015
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7. Prognostic value of coronary vessel dominance in relation to significant coronary artery disease determined with non-invasive computed tomography coronary angiography.
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Veltman CE, de Graaf FR, Schuijf JD, van Werkhoven JM, Jukema JW, Kaufmann PA, Pazhenkottil AP, Kroft LJ, Boersma E, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ, and van der Wall EE
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- Aged, Coronary Angiography mortality, Coronary Artery Disease mortality, Coronary Artery Disease physiopathology, Female, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Tomography, X-Ray Computed mortality, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Vessels physiopathology
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Aims: Limited information is available regarding the relationship between coronary vessel dominance and prognosis. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of coronary vessel dominance in relation to significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients referred for computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA)., Methods and Results: The study population consisted of 1425 patients (869 men, 57 ± 12 years) referred for CTA. To evaluate the impact of vessel dominance and significant CAD on CTA on outcome, patients were followed during a median period of 24 months for the occurrence of non-fatal myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality. The presence of a left dominant system was identified as a significant predictor for non-fatal myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality (HR: 3.20; 95% CI: 1.67-6.13, P < 0.001) and had incremental value over baseline risk factors and severity of CAD on CTA. In addition, in the subgroup of patients with significant CAD on CTA, patients with a left dominant system had a worse outcome compared with patients with a right dominant system (cumulative event rates: 9.5% and 35% at 3-year follow-up for a right and left dominant coronary artery system, respectively, log-rank P < 0.001)., Conclusions: The presence of a left dominant system was identified as an independent predictor of non-fatal myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality, especially in patients with significant CAD on CTA. Therefore, the assessment of coronary vessel dominance on CTA may further enhance risk stratification beyond the assessment of significant CAD on CTA.
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- 2012
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8. Automated quantification of coronary plaque with computed tomography: comparison with intravascular ultrasound using a dedicated registration algorithm for fusion-based quantification.
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Boogers MJ, Broersen A, van Velzen JE, de Graaf FR, El-Naggar HM, Kitslaar PH, Dijkstra J, Delgado V, Boersma E, de Roos A, Schuijf JD, Schalij MJ, Reiber JH, Bax JJ, and Jukema JW
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- Aged, Algorithms, Coronary Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Vascular Calcification diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Remodeling physiology, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Multidetector Computed Tomography methods, Plaque, Atherosclerotic diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Ultrasonography, Interventional methods
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Aims: Previous studies have used semi-automated approaches for coronary plaque quantification on multi-detector row computed tomography (CT), while an automated quantitative approach using a dedicated registration algorithm is currently lacking. Accordingly, the study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility and accuracy of automated coronary plaque quantification on cardiac CT using dedicated software with a novel 3D coregistration algorithm of CT and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) data sets., Methods and Results: Patients who had undergone CT and IVUS were enrolled. Automated lumen and vessel wall contour detection was performed for both imaging modalities. Dedicated automated quantitative software (QCT) with a unique registration algorithm was used to fuse a complete IVUS run with a CT angiography volume using true anatomical markers. At the level of the minimal lumen area (MLA), percentage lumen area stenosis, plaque burden, and degree of remodelling were obtained on CT. Additionally, mean plaque burden was assessed for the whole coronary plaque. At the identical level within the coronary artery, the same variables were derived from IVUS. Fifty-one patients (40 men, 58 ± 11 years, 103 coronary arteries) with 146 lesions were evaluated. Quantitative computed tomography and IVUS showed good correlation for MLA (n = 146, r = 0.75, P < 0.001). At the level of the MLA, both techniques were well-correlated for lumen area stenosis (n = 146, r = 0.79, P < 0.001) and plaque burden (n = 146, r = 0.70, P < 0.001). Mean plaque burden (n = 146, r = 0.64, P < 0.001) and remodelling index (n = 146, r = 0.56, P < 0.001) showed significant correlations between QCT and IVUS., Conclusion: Automated quantification of coronary plaque on CT is feasible using dedicated quantitative software with a novel 3D registration algorithm.
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- 2012
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9. Influence of left ventricular geometry and function on aortic annular dimensions as assessed with multi-detector row computed tomography: implications for transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
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Ng AC, Yiu KH, Ewe SH, van der Kley F, Bertini M, de Weger A, de Roos A, Leung DY, Schuijf JD, Schalij MJ, Bax JJ, and Delgado V
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aortic Valve surgery, Aortic Valve Stenosis physiopathology, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Cardiac Catheterization methods, Echocardiography, Female, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multidetector Computed Tomography, Stroke Volume physiology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left physiopathology, Aorta pathology, Aortic Valve pathology, Aortic Valve Stenosis pathology, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation methods, Heart Ventricles pathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left pathology
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Aims: Evaluate changes in aortic annular dimensions in relation to severe aortic stenosis (AS) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction., Methods and Results: Mean aortic annular diameters and geometries were compared between 90 severe AS patients and 111 controls by multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT). All severe AS patients were also dichotomized into two groups based on the presence of preserved (≥ 50%) or impaired (<50%) LV ejection fraction (EF). The influence of LV geometry and function on changes in aortic annular dimensions was examined. Patients with severe AS had similar aortic annular dimensions and geometries compared with controls even after correcting for baseline differences in age and body surface area (BSA). However, severe AS patients with LV dysfunction (LVEF <50%) had significantly larger mean aortic annular diameter (26.4 ± 1.9 vs. 24.5 ± 2.1 mm, P < 0.001) compared with patients with preserved LVEF. The presence of LV dysfunction, male gender, and larger BSA were independent determinants of a larger aortic annulus on MDCT., Conclusion: In severe AS patients, the presence of LV dysfunction, not the presence of severe AS, was an independent determinant of a larger aortic annular diameter.
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10. Cardiac computed tomography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy for risk stratification in asymptomatic individuals without known cardiovascular disease: a position statement of the Working Group on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT of the European Society of Cardiology.
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Perrone-Filardi P, Achenbach S, Möhlenkamp S, Reiner Z, Sambuceti G, Schuijf JD, Van der Wall E, Kaufmann PA, Knuuti J, Schroeder S, and Zellweger MJ
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- Age Factors, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 diagnosis, Diabetic Angiopathies diagnosis, Disease Progression, Early Diagnosis, Humans, Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II complications, Kidney Diseases complications, Pedigree, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Calcinosis diagnosis, Coronary Artery Disease diagnosis, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging methods, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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Cardiovascular events remain one of the most frequent causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The majority of cardiac events occur in individuals without known coronary artery disease (CAD) and in low- to intermediate-risk subjects. Thus, the development of improved preventive strategies may substantially benefit from the identification, among apparently intermediate-risk subjects, of those who have a high probability for developing future cardiac events. Cardiac computed tomography and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) by single photon emission computed tomography may play a role in this setting. In fact, absence of coronary calcium in cardiac computed tomography and inducible ischaemia in MPS are associated with a very low rate of major cardiac events in the next 3-5 years. Based on current evidence, the evaluation of coronary calcium in primary prevention subjects should be considered in patients classified as intermediate-risk based on traditional risk factors, since high calcium scores identify subjects at high-risk who may benefit from aggressive secondary prevention strategies. In addition, calcium scoring should be considered for asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients without known CAD to select those in whom further functional testing by MPS or other stress imaging techniques may be considered to identify patients with significant inducible ischaemia. From available data, the use of MPS as first line testing modality for risk stratification is not recommended in any category of primary prevention subjects with the possible exception of first-degree relatives of patients with premature CAD in whom MPS may be considered. However, the Working Group recognizes that neither the use of computed tomography for calcium imaging nor of MPS have been proven to significantly improve clinical outcomes of primary prevention subjects in prospective controlled studies. This information would be crucial to adequately define the role of imaging approaches in cardiovascular preventive strategies.
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11. Alterations in multidirectional myocardial functions in patients with aortic stenosis and preserved ejection fraction: a two-dimensional speckle tracking analysis.
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Ng AC, Delgado V, Bertini M, Antoni ML, van Bommel RJ, van Rijnsoever EP, van der Kley F, Ewe SH, Witkowski T, Auger D, Nucifora G, Schuijf JD, Poldermans D, Leung DY, Schalij MJ, and Bax JJ
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Analysis of Variance, Aortic Valve Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Aortic Valve Stenosis physiopathology, Cardiomyopathies diagnostic imaging, Cardiomyopathies physiopathology, Echocardiography, Echocardiography, Doppler methods, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sclerosis, Stress, Mechanical, Ventricular Function, Left physiology, Aortic Valve pathology, Aortic Valve Stenosis complications, Cardiomyopathies etiology
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Aims: To identify changes in multidirectional strain and strain rate (SR) in patients with aortic stenosis (AS)., Methods and Results: A total of 420 patients (age 66.1 ± 14.5 years, 60.7% men) with aortic sclerosis, mild, moderate, and severe AS with preserved left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction [(EF), ≥50%] were included. Multidirectional strain and SR imaging were performed by two-dimensional speckle tracking. Patients were more likely to be older (P < 0.001) and at a worse New York Heart Association functional class (P < 0.001) with increasing AS severity. There was a progressive stepwise impairment in longitudinal, circumferential, and radial strain and SR with increasing AS severity (all P < 0.001). The myocardial dysfunction appeared to start in the subendocardium with mild AS, to mid-wall dysfunction with moderate AS, and eventually transmural dysfunction with severe AS. Aortic valve area, as a measure of AS severity, was an independent determinant of multidirectional strain and SR on multiple linear regressions., Conclusions: Patients with AS have evidence of subclinical myocardial dysfunction early in the disease process despite normal LVEF. The myocardial dysfunction appeared to start in the subendocardium and progressed to transmural dysfunction with increasing AS severity. Symptomatic moderate and severe AS patients had more impaired multidirectional myocardial functions compared with asymptomatic patients.
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- 2011
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12. A clinical prediction rule for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease: validation, updating, and extension.
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Genders TS, Steyerberg EW, Alkadhi H, Leschka S, Desbiolles L, Nieman K, Galema TW, Meijboom WB, Mollet NR, de Feyter PJ, Cademartiri F, Maffei E, Dewey M, Zimmermann E, Laule M, Pugliese F, Barbagallo R, Sinitsyn V, Bogaert J, Goetschalckx K, Schoepf UJ, Rowe GW, Schuijf JD, Bax JJ, de Graaf FR, Knuuti J, Kajander S, van Mieghem CA, Meijs MF, Cramer MJ, Gopalan D, Feuchtner G, Friedrich G, Krestin GP, and Hunink MG
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Angina, Stable etiology, Calibration, Early Diagnosis, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Probability, Prospective Studies, ROC Curve, Risk Assessment, Coronary Stenosis diagnosis, Decision Support Techniques
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Aims: The aim was to validate, update, and extend the Diamond-Forrester model for estimating the probability of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in a contemporary cohort., Methods and Results: Prospectively collected data from 14 hospitals on patients with chest pain without a history of CAD and referred for conventional coronary angiography (CCA) were used. Primary outcome was obstructive CAD, defined as ≥ 50% stenosis in one or more vessels on CCA. The validity of the Diamond-Forrester model was assessed using calibration plots, calibration-in-the-large, and recalibration in logistic regression. The model was subsequently updated and extended by revising the predictive value of age, sex, and type of chest pain. Diagnostic performance was assessed by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (c-statistic) and reclassification was determined. We included 2260 patients, of whom 1319 had obstructive CAD on CCA. Validation demonstrated an overestimation of the CAD probability, especially in women. The updated and extended models demonstrated a c-statistic of 0.79 (95% CI 0.77-0.81) and 0.82 (95% CI 0.80-0.84), respectively. Sixteen per cent of men and 64% of women were correctly reclassified. The predicted probability of obstructive CAD ranged from 10% for 50-year-old females with non-specific chest pain to 91% for 80-year-old males with typical chest pain. Predictions varied across hospitals due to differences in disease prevalence., Conclusion: Our results suggest that the Diamond-Forrester model overestimates the probability of CAD especially in women. We updated the predictive effects of age, sex, type of chest pain, and hospital setting which improved model performance and we extended it to include patients of 70 years and older.
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13. Diagnostic performance of non-invasive multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography to detect coronary artery disease using different endpoints: detection of significant stenosis vs. detection of atherosclerosis.
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van Velzen JE, Schuijf JD, de Graaf FR, Boersma E, Pundziute G, Spanó F, Boogers MJ, Schalij MJ, Kroft LJ, de Roos A, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, and Bax JJ
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- Aged, Coronary Angiography standards, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multidetector Computed Tomography standards, Reference Standards, Sensitivity and Specificity, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Coronary Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Multidetector Computed Tomography methods
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Aims: The positive predictive value of multidetector computed tomography angiography (CTA) for detecting significant stenosis remains limited. Possibly CTA may be more accurate in the evaluation of atherosclerosis rather than in the evaluation of stenosis severity. However, a comprehensive assessment of the diagnostic performance of CTA in comparison with both conventional coronary angiography (CCA) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is lacking. Therefore, the aim of the study was to systematically investigate the diagnostic performance of CTA for two endpoints, namely detecting significant stenosis (using CCA as the reference standard) vs. detecting the presence of atherosclerosis (using IVUS as the reference of standard)., Methods and Results: A total of 100 patients underwent CTA followed by both CCA and IVUS. Only those segments in which IVUS imaging was performed were included for CTA and quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) analysis. On CTA, each segment was evaluated for significant stenosis (defined as ≥ 50% luminal narrowing), on CCA significant stenosis was defined as a stenosis ≥ 50%. Second, on CTA, each segment was evaluated for atherosclerotic plaque; atherosclerosis on IVUS was defined as a plaque burden of ≥ 40% cross-sectional area. CTA correctly ruled out significant stenosis in 53 of 53 (100%) patients. However, nine patients (19%) were incorrectly diagnosed as having significant lesions on CTA resulting in sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values of 100, 85, 81, and 100%. CTA correctly ruled out the presence of atherosclerosis in 7 patients (100%) and correctly identified the presence of atherosclerosis in 93 patients (100%). No patients were incorrectly classified, resulting in sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values of 100%. Conclusions The present study is the first to confirm using both CCA and IVUS that the diagnostic performance of CTA is superior in the evaluation of the presence or the absence of atherosclerosis when compared with the evaluation of significant stenosis.
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14. Influence of smoking on the prognostic value of cardiovascular computed tomography coronary angiography.
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van Werkhoven JM, Schuijf JD, Pazhenkottil AP, Herzog BA, Ghadri JR, Jukema JW, Boersma E, Kroft LJ, de Roos A, Kaufmann PA, and Bax JJ
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Aims: Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA) is an important non-invasive imaging modality increasingly used for the diagnosis and prognosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). The purpose of the current study was to determine the influence of smoking status on the prognostic value of CTA in patients with suspected or known CAD., Methods and Results: In 1207 patients (57% male, age 57 ± 12 years) referred for CTA, the presence of significant CAD (≥ 50% stenosis) was determined. During follow-up (FU) the following events were recorded: all cause mortality, and non-fatal infarction. The prognostic value of CTA in smokers and non-smokers was compared using an interaction term in the Cox proportional hazard regression analysis. Significant CAD was observed in 327 patients (27%), and 273 patients (23%) were smokers. During a median FU time of 2.2 years, an event occurred in 50 patients. After correction for baseline characteristics including smoking in a multivariate model, significant CAD remained an independent predictor of events. Furthermore, a significant interaction (P < 0.05) was observed between significant CAD and smoking. The annualized event rate in smokers with significant CAD was 8.78% compared with 0.99% in smokers without significant CAD (P < 0.001). In non-smokers with significant CAD the annualized event rate was 2.07% compared with 1.01% in non-smokers without significant CAD (P= 0.058)., Conclusion: The prognostic value of CTA was significantly influenced by smoking status. The event rates in patients with significant CAD were approximately four-fold higher in smokers compared with non-smokers. These findings suggest that smoking cessation needs to be aggressively pursued, especially in smokers with significant CAD.
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15. Subclinical left ventricular dysfunction and coronary atherosclerosis in asymptomatic patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Scholte AJ, Nucifora G, Delgado V, Djaberi R, Boogers MJ, Schuijf JD, Kharagjitsingh AV, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, Kroft LJ, de Roos A, and Bax JJ
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- Algorithms, Calcinosis, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 diagnostic imaging, Echocardiography, Female, Health Status Indicators, Heart Ventricles diagnostic imaging, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Risk Factors, Systole, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging, Coronary Artery Disease pathology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 pathology, Heart Ventricles pathology, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left pathology
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Aims: The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether subclinical left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction is independently related to subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetic patients and if it could provide incremental information over baseline characteristics to identify high-risk patients., Methods and Results: A total of 234 asymptomatic, type 2 diabetic patients without overt LV systolic dysfunction underwent coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring and two-dimensional echocardiography. The LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) was assessed using automated function imaging. Patients with coronary atherosclerosis (CAC > 0; n = 139) had more impaired GLS when compared with patients without coronary atherosclerosis (CAC = 0; n = 95; -18.0 ± 2.8 vs. -16.3 ± 3.0%, P < 0.001). At multivariate analysis, male gender, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, and the LV GLS were independently associated with coronary atherosclerosis. The addition of the LV GLS to other selected independent clinical variables significantly improved the ability to predict coronary atherosclerosis in these patients (χ(2) = 58.92; P = 0.001)., Conclusion: Type 2 diabetic patients with coronary atherosclerosis showed a more impaired LV GLS compared with patients without coronary atherosclerosis. The presence of subclinical LV systolic dysfunction provides significant incremental value for the identification of diabetic patients having coronary atherosclerosis.
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16. Diagnostic accuracy of 320-row multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography in the non-invasive evaluation of significant coronary artery disease.
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de Graaf FR, Schuijf JD, van Velzen JE, Kroft LJ, de Roos A, Reiber JH, Boersma E, Schalij MJ, Spanó F, Jukema JW, van der Wall EE, and Bax JJ
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- Aged, Coronary Angiography methods, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Coronary Angiography standards, Coronary Stenosis diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed standards
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Aims: Multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography (CTA) has emerged as a feasible imaging modality for non-invasive assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Recently, 320-row CTA systems were introduced, with 16 cm anatomical coverage, allowing image acquisition of the entire heart within a single heart beat. The aim of the present study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of 320-row CTA in patients with known or suspected CAD., Methods and Results: A total of 64 patients (34 male, mean age 61 +/- 16 years) underwent CTA and invasive coronary angiography. All CTA scans were evaluated for the presence of obstructive coronary stenosis by a blinded expert, and results were compared with quantitative coronary angiography. Four patients were excluded from initial analysis due to non-diagnostic image quality. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values to detect > or =50% luminal narrowing on a patient basis were 100, 88, 92, and 100%, respectively. Moreover, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values to detect > or =70% luminal narrowing on a patient basis were 94, 95, 88, and 98%, respectively. With inclusion of non-diagnostic imaging studies, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values to detect > or =50% luminal narrowing on a patient basis were 100, 81, 88, and 100%, respectively., Conclusion: The current study shows that 320-row CTA allows accurate non-invasive assessment of significant CAD.
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- 2010
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17. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation: role of multi-detector row computed tomography to evaluate prosthesis positioning and deployment in relation to valve function.
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Delgado V, Ng AC, van de Veire NR, van der Kley F, Schuijf JD, Tops LF, de Weger A, Tavilla G, de Roos A, Kroft LJ, Schalij MJ, and Bax JJ
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Angioplasty, Balloon methods, Aortic Valve Insufficiency etiology, Aortic Valve Insufficiency pathology, Echocardiography, Female, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation methods, Humans, Male, Postoperative Complications diagnostic imaging, Postoperative Complications etiology, Aortic Valve pathology, Aortic Valve Insufficiency diagnostic imaging, Aortic Valve Stenosis surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation adverse effects, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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Aims: Aortic regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is one of the most frequent complications. However, the underlying mechanisms of this complication remain unclear. The present evaluation studied the anatomic and morphological features of the aortic valve annulus that may predict aortic regurgitation after TAVI., Methods and Results: In 53 patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI, multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) assessment of the aortic valve apparatus was performed. For aortic valve annulus sizing, two orthogonal diameters were measured (coronal and sagittal). In addition, the extent of valve calcifications was quantified. At 1-month follow-up after procedure, MDCT was repeated to evaluate and correlate the prosthesis deployment to the presence of aortic regurgitation. Successful procedure was achieved in 48 (91%) patients. At baseline, MDCT demonstrated an ellipsoid shape of the aortic valve annulus with significantly larger coronal diameter when compared with sagittal diameter (25.1 +/- 2.4 vs. 22.9 +/- 2.0 mm, P < 0.001). At follow-up, MDCT showed a non-circular deployment of the prosthesis in six (14%) patients. Moderate post-procedural aortic regurgitation was observed in five (11%) patients. These patients showed significantly larger aortic valve annulus (27.3 +/- 1.6 vs. 24.8 +/- 2.4 mm, P = 0.007) and more calcified native valves (4174 +/- 1604 vs. 2444 +/- 1237 HU, P = 0.005) at baseline and less favourable deployment of the prosthesis after TAVI., Conclusion: Multi-detector row computed tomography enables an accurate sizing of the aortic valve annulus and constitutes a valuable imaging tool to evaluate prosthesis location and deployment after TAVI. In addition, MDCT helps to understand the underlying mechanisms of post-procedural aortic regurgitation.
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18. Incremental prognostic value of multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography over coronary artery calcium scoring in patients with suspected coronary artery disease.
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van Werkhoven JM, Schuijf JD, Gaemperli O, Jukema JW, Kroft LJ, Boersma E, Pazhenkottil A, Valenta I, Pundziute G, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Kaufmann PA, and Bax JJ
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- Aged, Angina Pectoris etiology, Angina Pectoris mortality, Angina Pectoris therapy, Coronary Angiography mortality, Coronary Artery Disease mortality, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction etiology, Myocardial Infarction mortality, Myocardial Infarction therapy, Myocardial Revascularization mortality, Myocardial Revascularization statistics & numerical data, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Tomography, X-Ray Computed mortality, Calcinosis diagnosis, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Artery Disease diagnosis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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Aims: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between calcium scoring (CS) and multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography (MSCTA) and to determine if MSCTA has an incremental prognostic value to CS., Methods and Results: In 432 patients (59% male, age 58 +/- 11 years) referred for cardiac evaluation owing to suspected coronary artery disease (CAD), CS and 64-slice MSCTA were performed. The following events were combined in a composite endpoint: all-cause mortality, non-fatal infarction, and unstable angina requiring revascularization. CS was 0 in 147 (34%) patients, CS 1-99 was present in 122 (28%), CS 100-399 in 75 (17%), CS 400-999 in 56 (13%), and CS > or = 1000 in 32 (7%). MSCTA was normal in 133 (31%) patients, MSCTA 30-50% stenosis was observed in 190 (44%), and MSCTA > or =50% stenosis in 109 (25%). During follow-up [median 670 days (25th-75th percentile: 418-895)], an event occurred in 21 patients (4.9%). After multivariate correction for CS, MSCTA > or = 50% stenosis, the number of diseased segments, obstructive segments, and non-calcified plaques were independent predictors with an incremental prognostic value to CS., Conclusion: MSCTA provides additional information to CS regarding stenosis severity and plaque composition. This additional information was shown to translate into incremental prognostic value over CS.
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- 2009
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19. The role of non-invasive imaging in patient selection.
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Van de Veire NR, Delgado V, Schuijf JD, van der Wall EE, Schalij MJ, and Bax JJ
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- Echocardiography, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Predictive Value of Tests, Stroke Volume physiology, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Tomography, Spiral Computed, Treatment Outcome, Heart Failure therapy, Heart Ventricles diagnostic imaging, Pacemaker, Artificial, Patient Selection, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an established therapy for patients with advanced heart failure, depressed left ventricular (LV) function and wide QRS complex. A substantial amount of patients do not respond to CRT. Recent studies suggest that assessment of mechanical dyssynchrony may allow identification of potential CRT responders. In addition, presence of scar tissue and venous anatomy may play a role in the selection of candidates. This article summarizes the role of non-invasive cardiac imaging modalities addressing these issues in the selection of CRT candidates.
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20. Safety of contrast-enhanced echocardiography within 24 h after acute myocardial infarction.
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Nucifora G, Marsan NA, Siebelink HM, van Werkhoven JM, Schuijf JD, Schalij MJ, Poldermans D, Holman ER, and Bax JJ
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- Aged, Coronary Care Units, Electrocardiography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction complications, Myocardial Infarction diagnosis, Risk, Safety, Time Factors, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left etiology, Contrast Media adverse effects, Echocardiography adverse effects, Echocardiography methods, Fluorocarbons adverse effects, Myocardial Infarction diagnostic imaging, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left diagnostic imaging
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Aims: Contrast-enhanced echocardiography is widely used to enhance left ventricular (LV) endocardial border delineation in stable patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. In patients with acute myocardial infarction, accurate assessment of LV function and size is important, but data on the safety of contrast-enhanced echocardiography in the early stage of myocardial infarction (within 24 h) are lacking. In the current study, the experience on the safety of contrast-enhanced echocardiography within 24 h of acute myocardial infarction is reported., Methods and Results: A total of 115 consecutive patients (58 +/- 11 years; 77% male) admitted to the coronary care unit for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction underwent clinically indicated contrast-enhanced echocardiography within 24 h of hospital admission to assess LV size and function. Perflutren (Luminity, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharma, Bruxelles, Belgium) was used as contrast agent. Safety was determined evaluating vital signs, physical examination, ECG, and adverse events. On contrast-enhanced echocardiography, the mean LV ejection fraction was 44 +/- 11%, and 56% of patients had an LV ejection fraction =45%. Administration of echo contrast did not induce any significant change in vital signs, physical examination, and ECG. Major adverse events were not observed whereas minor events occurred in 4% of patients (hypersensitivity at the injection site in three and transient back pain in two)., Conclusion: These data provide evidence on the safety of contrast-enhanced echocardiography in the first 24 h of myocardial infarction; larger patient cohorts are needed to confirm these findings.
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21. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography in assessing cardiac veins and scar tissue.
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Van de Veire NR, Schuijf JD, Bleeker GB, Schalij MJ, and Bax JJ
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- Humans, Patient Selection, Cardiac Pacing, Artificial, Cardiomyopathies diagnosis, Cicatrix diagnosis, Coronary Sinus diagnostic imaging, Coronary Sinus pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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The success of cardiac resynchronization therapy is influenced by several issues including cardiac venous anatomy and myocardial scar tissue. This article discusses non-invasive imaging modalities that could contribute significantly to the selection process of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) candidates: multi-slice computed tomography to depict the coronary sinus tributaries and magnetic resonance imaging to identify scar tissue.
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22. Evaluation of plaque characteristics in acute coronary syndromes: non-invasive assessment with multi-slice computed tomography and invasive evaluation with intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis.
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Pundziute G, Schuijf JD, Jukema JW, Decramer I, Sarno G, Vanhoenacker PK, Boersma E, Reiber JH, Schalij MJ, Wijns W, and Bax JJ
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- Calcinosis diagnostic imaging, Case-Control Studies, Contrast Media, Coronary Angiography, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Observer Variation, Predictive Value of Tests, Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted methods, Rupture, Spontaneous diagnostic imaging, Acute Coronary Syndrome diagnostic imaging, Atherosclerosis diagnostic imaging, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Ultrasonography, Interventional methods
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Aims: Atherosclerotic plaque characteristics play an important role in the development of coronary events. We investigated coronary plaque characteristics on multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) and virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (VH IVUS) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD)., Methods and Results: Fifty patients (25 with ACS, 25 with stable CAD) underwent 64-slice MSCT followed by VH IVUS in 48 (96%) patients. In ACS patients, 32% of plaques were non-calcified on MSCT and 59% were mixed [corresponding odds ratio (95% confidence intervals): 3.9 (1.6-9.5), P = 0.003 and 3.4 (1.6-6.9), P = 0.001, respectively]. In patients with stable CAD, completely calcified lesions were more prevalent (61%). On VH IVUS, the percentage of necrotic core was higher in the plaques of ACS patients (11.16 +/- 6.07 vs. 9.08 +/- 4.62% in stable CAD, P = 0.02). In addition, thin cap fibroatheroma was more prevalent in ACS patients (32 vs. 3% in patients with stable CAD, P < 0.001) and was most frequently observed in mixed plaques on MSCT. Plaque composition both on MSCT and VH IVUS was identical between culprit and non-culprit vessels of ACS patients., Conclusion: On MSCT, differences in plaque characterization were demonstrated between patients with ACS and stable CAD. Plaques of ACS patients showed features of vulnerability to rupture on VH IVUS. Potentially, MSCT may be useful for non-invasive identification of atherosclerotic plaque patterns associated with higher risk.
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23. Multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography for ruling out suspected coronary artery disease: what is the prevalence of a normal study in a general clinical population?
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Henneman MM, Schuijf JD, van Werkhoven JM, Pundziute G, van der Wall EE, Jukema JW, and Bax JJ
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- Age Distribution, Calcinosis epidemiology, Coronary Angiography methods, Coronary Artery Disease epidemiology, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands epidemiology, Prevalence, Sex Distribution, Calcinosis diagnostic imaging, Coronary Artery Disease diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
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Aims: To assess the prevalence of a normal multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) and to relate these observations to clinical presentation and pre-test likelihood of CAD., Methods and Results: In total, 340 consecutive patients (182 men, 55 +/- 12 years) without a history of CAD who were referred for MSCT angiography were included in the study. Based on patient characteristics and the referral reason for MSCT angiography, patients were classified as having a low, intermediate, or high pre-test likelihood of CAD. Patients were evaluated for the presence of coronary artery calcium as well as the presence of atherosclerosis. Overall, 157 (46%) patients did not have coronary artery calcium and 133 (40%) patients had a completely normal MSCT angiogram. In 58% of the patients with low pre-test likelihood, no coronary atherosclerosis was observed when compared with 33 and 17% of the patients with intermediate and high pre-test likelihood, respectively., Conclusion: MSCT ruled out coronary atherosclerosis in 40-46% of patients without known CAD who were referred for MSCT. Accordingly, in patients with low-to-intermediate pre-test likelihood, MSCT may be an attractive modality to exclude coronary atherosclerosis and may prevent unnecessary additional functional testing or invasive angiography.
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24. Global and regional left ventricular function assessment with 16-detector row CT: comparison with echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
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Salm LP, Schuijf JD, de Roos A, Lamb HJ, Vliegen HW, Jukema JW, Joemai R, van der Wall EE, and Bax JJ
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- Aged, Coronary Disease physiopathology, Female, Humans, Male, Echocardiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine, Stroke Volume physiology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Ventricular Function, Left physiology
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Aims: To compare multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) global and regional left ventricular (LV) function assessment with echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)., Methods and Results: In 25 patients, who were referred for noninvasive angiography with 16-detector row CT, LV function assessment was also performed. A subsequent echocardiogram was performed, and in a subgroup of patients, CMR examination was completed to evaluate LV function. For global function assessment, the LV ejection fraction (LVEF) was calculated. Regional LV function was scored using a 17-segment model and a 4-point scoring system. MDCT agreed well with echocardiography for the assessment of LVEF (r=0.96; bias 0.54%; p<0.0001) and regional LV function (kappa=0.78). Eight patients had no contra-indications and gave informed consent for CMR examination. A fair correlation between MDCT and CMR was demonstrated in the assessment of LVEF (r=0.86; bias -1.5%; p<0.01). Regional LV function agreement between MDCT and CMR was good (kappa=0.86)., Conclusion: MDCT agreed well with both echocardiography and CMR in the assessment of global and regional LV function. Global and regional LV function may accurately be evaluated by 16-detector row CT, and can be added to a routine CT image analysis protocol without need for additional contrast or imaging time.
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