Influence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on the Prevalence of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Angiographically Normal Coronary Arteries.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale and objectives

Cardiovascular (CV) disease is predominately influenced by CV risk factors and coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) is capable of detecting early-stage coronary artery disease. We sought to determine the influence of CV risk factors on the prevalence of nonobstructive atherosclerosis in patients with normal-appearing coronary arteries in invasive coronary angiography (ICA).

Materials and methods

In this retrospective analysis, we included 60 consecutive symptomatic patients, having undergone ICA and coronary CTA. Coronary dual source CTA was performed using electrocardiogram-triggered retrospective gated image acquisition at 40%-70% of RR interval (tube voltage 100-120 kV, tube current time product 320-440 mAs, 60 mL contrast, and flow rate

SUBMITTER: Bittner DO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5946056 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature