Efficacy of Coronary Calcium Score in Predicting Coronary Artery Morphology in Patients With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) is an established marker of coronary artery disease (CAD) and has been extensively used to stratify risk in asymptomatic individuals. However, the value of CACS in predicting plaque morphology in patients with advanced CAD is less established. The present analysis aims to assess the association between CACS and plaque characteristics detected by near-infrared spectroscopy-intravascular ultrasound (NIRS-IVUS) imaging in patients with obstructive CAD.

Methods

Seventy patients with obstructive CAD underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) and 3-vessel NIRS-IVUS imaging were included in the present analysis. The CTA data were used to measure the CACS in the entire coronary tree and the segments assessed by NIRS-IVUS,

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307846 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature