The Vulnerable Plaque: Recent Advances in Computed Tomography Imaging to Identify the Vulnerable Patient.
Curr Atheroscler Rep
; 22(10): 58, 2020 08 09.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to summarize the role of coronary computed tomography plaque analysis in identifying high-risk patients and plaques. RECENT FINDINGS:
In this review, we will describe the histopathological features of a vulnerable plaque as well as the coronary computed tomography characteristics including spotty calcification, low-attenuation fatty core, positive remodeling, and thin fibrous cap. We will also review several studies that assessed features of a vulnerable plaque on non-invasive imaging and evaluated them as risk predictors of future acute coronary events. Multiple recent studies suggested that coronary computed tomography angiography can accurately identify high-risk features of plaque that will predict future events.Palavras-chave
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Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Angiografia Coronária
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Vasos Coronários
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Placa Aterosclerótica
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Calcificação Vascular
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Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada
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2020
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