Sudden cardiac death and acute myocardial infarction often occur as the first manifestation
of coronary artery disease. Otherwise asymptomatic individuals with subclinical …

Objectives: In a computed tomographic (CT) angiography study, we identified the
characteristics of atherosclerotic lesions that were associated with subsequent development …

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of noninvasive assessment of the characteristics of
disrupted atherosclerotic plaques, the authors interrogated the culprit lesions in acute …

Background: Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)-verified positive
remodeling and low attenuation plaques are considered morphological characteristics of …

Background It has been proposed that 0.5-mm-slice multislice computed tomography
(MSCT) is a noninvasive tool for the detection of atherosclerotic plaque, but the validity of …

Computed tomography angiography (CTA) is commonly employed for exclusion of coronary
artery disease and demonstration of the extent of coronary vascular involvement. It has been …

Objectives: This study sought to assess, by serial computed tomography angiography (CTA),
the effect of statin treatment on coronary plaque morphology. Background: In addition to the …

Invasive coronary plaque imaging such as intravascular ultrasound and optical coherence
tomography has been widely used to observe culprit or non-culprit coronary atherosclerosis …

Aims Pathological and clinical optical coherence tomography (OCT) studies have indicated
that acute coronary syndrome (ACS) lesions have either ruptured fibrous caps (RFC-ACS) or …

Objectives This study sought to assess the mechanistic effect of rotational atherectomy (RA)
and orbital atherectomy (OA) on heavily calcified coronary lesions and subsequent stent …