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Omaygenc MO, Kadoya Y, Small GR, Chow BJW. Cardiac CT: Competition, complimentary or confounder. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2024; 55:S31-S38. [PMID: 38433089 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2024.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) has been gradually adopted into clinical practice over the last two decades. CCTA has high diagnostic accuracy, prognostic value, and unique features such as assessment of plaque composition. CCTA-derived functional assessment techniques such as fractional flow reserve and CT perfusion are also available and can increase the diagnostic specificity of the modality. These properties propound CCTA as a competitor of functional testing in diagnosis of obstructive CAD, however, utilizing CCTA in a concomitant fashion to potentiate the performance of the latter can lead to better patient care and may provide more accurate prognostic information. Although multiple diagnostic challenges such as evaluation of calcified segments, stents, and small distal vessels still exist, the technologic developments in hardware as well as growing incorporation of artificial intelligence to daily practice are all set to augment the diagnostic and prognostic role of CCTA in cardiovascular disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mehmet Onur Omaygenc
- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4W7, Canada; Department of Radiology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Kadoya Y, Abtahi SS, Sritharan S, Omaygenc MO, Nehmeh A, Yam Y, Small GS, Chow BJW. The estimation of left ventricular function using prospective ECG-triggered coronary CT angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2023; 17:429-435. [PMID: 37777389 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2023.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is vital for diagnosing coronary artery disease; however, prospective ECG-triggered acquisition, minimizing radiation exposure, limits left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) evaluation. We aimed to assess the feasibility and utility of LVEF100msec, a new index for estimating LV function using volumetric changes during 100 msec within systole. METHODS This retrospective study analyzed patients who underwent prospective ECG-triggered CCTA with systolic acquisition between January 2015 and June 2022. The LVEF100msec was calculated using the maximum and minimum LV volumes among the three phases (300, 350, and 400 msec post-QRS) and expressed as a percentage. Patients were classified into normal, mild-moderately reduced, or severely reduced LV function categories based on the reference test. The LVEF100msec was compared among groups, and the optimal cutoff value of LVEF100msec for predicting severe LV dysfunction was investigated. RESULTS The study included 271 patients (median age = 58 years, 52% male). LVEF was normal in 188 (69.4%), mild-moderately reduced in 57 (21.0%), and severely reduced in 26 (9.6%) patients. Median LVEF100msec value was 9.0 (6.7-12.6) for normal LV function, 4.7 (3.1-8.8) for mild-moderately reduced, and 2.9 (1.5-3.8) for severely reduced LV function. LVEF100msec values significantly differed among categories (p < 0.001). The optimal LVEF100msec cutoff for severe LV dysfunction was 4.3%, with an AUC of 0.924, sensitivity of 88%, and specificity of 89%. CONCLUSION The LVEF100msec may serve as a valuable indicator of severe LV dysfunction.
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- Yoshito Kadoya
- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 40 Ruskin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada.
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Antonopoulos AS, Simantiris S. Preventative Imaging with Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography. Curr Cardiol Rep 2023; 25:1623-1632. [PMID: 37897677 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-023-01982-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is the diagnostic modality of choice for patients with stable chest pain. In this review, we scrutinize the evidence on the use of CCTA for the screening of asymptomatic patients. RECENT FINDINGS Clinical evidence suggests that CCTA imaging enhances cardiovascular risk stratification and prompts the timely initiation of preventive treatment leading to reduced risk of major adverse coronary events. Visualization of coronary plaques by CCTA also helps patients to comply with preventive medications. The presence of non-obstructive plaques and total plaque burden are prognostic for cardiovascular events. High-risk plaque features and pericoronary fat attenuation index, enrich the prognostic output of CCTA on top of anatomical information by capturing information on plaque vulnerability and coronary inflammatory burden. Timely detection of atherosclerotic disease or coronary inflammation by CCTA can assist in the deployment of targeted preventive strategies and novel therapeutics to prevent cardiovascular disease.
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- Alexios S Antonopoulos
- Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA), 4 Soranou Efesiou Street, Athens, Greece.
- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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- 1st Cardiology Department, Hippokration Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Prevalence of low-attenuation plaques and statin therapy in plaque rupture type of acute coronary syndrome. Coron Artery Dis 2023; 34:11-17. [PMID: 36484215 DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000001203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to investigate the differences in coronary plaque morphology on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and medical therapy between acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD). We also explored the relationship between plaque morphology on CCTA at the initial phase and lesion morphology in the acute phase of ACS. METHODS In 5967 patients who underwent invasive coronary angiography, 58 ACS and 91 SIHD patients who had prior CCTA imaging of the culprit lesion and denied ischemic heart disease at CCTA scanning were enrolled. RESULTS Although the prevalence of positive remodeling was not different (P = 0.27), low-attenuation plaques (LAP) on prior CCTA were significantly higher in ACS than in SIHD (52% vs. 24%, P < 0.01). The frequency of coronary stenosis grading did not differ between the two groups (P = 0.14). In ACS patients, the frequencies of plaque rupture and lipid-rich plaque assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT) were significantly higher in LAP than in non-LAP (73% vs. 23%, P < 0.01; 82% and 23%, P < 0.01). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that statin use and LAP on prior CCTA were predictors of future ACS events (P < 0.01, and P < 0.05, respectively). CONCLUSIONS LAP on CCTA, not positive arterial remodeling, and lack of statin therapy were associated with ACS development. In addition, LAP more frequently led to the development of the plaque rupture type of ACS compared with non-LAP. Lipid-lowering therapy with statins might be useful to prevent plaque rupture in patients with LAP regardless of coronary stenosis.
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Mehta PK, Huang J, Levit RD, Malas W, Waheed N, Bairey Merz CN. Ischemia and no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA): A narrative review. Atherosclerosis 2022; 363:8-21. [PMID: 36423427 PMCID: PMC9840845 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Myocardial ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) is a chronic coronary syndrome condition that is increasingly being recognized as a substantial contributor to adverse cardiovascular mortality and outcomes, including myocardial infarction and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). While INOCA occurs in both women and men, women are more likely to have the finding of INOCA and are more adversely impacted by angina, with recurrent hospitalizations and a lower quality of life with this condition. Abnormal epicardial coronary vascular function and coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) have been identified in a majority of INOCA patients on invasive coronary function testing. CMD can co-exist with obstructive epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD), diffuse non-obstructive epicardial CAD, and with coronary vasospasm. Epicardial vasospasm can also occur with normal coronary arteries that have no atherosclerotic plaque on intravascular imaging. While all predisposing factors are not clearly understood, cardiometabolic risk factors, and endothelium dependent and independent mechanisms that increase oxidative stress and inflammation are associated with microvascular injury, CMD and INOCA. Cardiac autonomic dysfunction has also been implicated in abnormal vasoreactivity and persistent symptoms. INOCA is under-recognized and under-diagnosed, partly due to the heterogenous patient populations and mechanisms. However, diagnostic testing methods are available to guide INOCA management. Treatment of INOCA is evolving, and focuses on cardiac risk factor control, improving ischemia, reducing atherosclerosis progression, and improving angina and quality of life. This review focuses on INOCA, relations to HFpEF, available diagnostics, current and investigational therapeutic strategies, and knowledge gaps in this condition.
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- Puja K Mehta
- Emory Women's Heart Center and Emory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Training Program, Loyola Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Training Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Wang J, Zhou L, Chen H, Zeng S, Wu Q, Fang X. Predicting major adverse cardiac events based on multi-parameter coronary computed tomography angiography. Med Phys 2022; 49:3612-3623. [PMID: 35320875 DOI: 10.1002/mp.15616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To build a nomogram model to improve the prediction of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) using multi-parameter coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). METHODS All patients underwent CCTA. Those who developed MACE 90 days later but within 2 years between January 2008 and December 2018 were retrospectively enrolled as MACE group, while those without MACE were 1:1 propensity score matched in the control group. CCTA stenosis, plaque qualitative-quantitative characteristics, and fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography angiography (FFRct) were analyzed and compared between the two groups. The independent risk factors for predicting MACE were obtained through univariate and multivariate regression analysis, after which multi-parameter models were built to predict MACE. Finally, the nomogram for predicting MACE was created using the independent risk factors from multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 483 vessels in 260 patients were successfully analyzed. The combination of CCTA stenosis, plaque qualitative-quantitative characteristics, and FFRct (AUC = 0.922, P<0.001) showed a higher predictive value compared to CCTA stenosis alone, FFRct alone, plaque qualitative-quantitative characteristics alone, CCTA stenosis combined with plaque qualitative-quantitative characteristics, and CCTA stenosis combined with FFRct (all P <0.001). Independent risk factors were CCTA stenosis ≥50%, low attenuation plaque, positive remodeling, napkin ring sign, lipid plaque volume proportion, and FFRct. Subsequently, a nomogram was created using these independent risk factors. CONCLUSIONS The multi-parameter CCTA model has improved performance in predicting MACE. Nomogram for predicting MACE, which includes these factors, represents a practical and easy-to-use method in the clinical setting. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Jie Wang
- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214023, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Affiliated Wuxi People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, 214023, China
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Mansour HH, Alajerami YS, Abushab KM, Quffa KM. The diagnostic accuracy of coronary computed tomography angiography in patients with and without previous coronary interventions. J Med Imaging Radiat Sci 2022; 53:81-86. [PMID: 34987013 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmir.2021.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Invasive coronary angiography (ICA) is the gold standard for imaging coronary arteries and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has undergone remarkable progress in the diagnosis of CAD. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of prior vs no previous coronary interventions on the diagnostic accuracy of CCTA as an alternative to ICA to improve health outcomes for patients with suspected CAD. METHODS A prospective cohort study was carried out among patients suspected of CAD and for evaluation of grafts and stents to investigate recurrent ischemic symptoms. 120 patients imaged by CCTA were then referred to ICA, which is considered the gold standard. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) of CCTA were assessed relative to ICA. RESULTS Based on a per-patient analysis, the comparison with ICA reveals variations in sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV and accuracy of CCTA. In patients without any previous coronary interventions, the sensitivity was 97.8%, and specificity was 95.6%. The PPV and NPV were 97.8% and 95.5%, respectively. Regarding patients with coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG), the sensitivity was 95% and specificity 100%. The PPV and NPV were 100% and 90.9%, respectively. Regarding patients with prior percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the results were a sensitivity of 84.6%, specificity of 77.8%, PPV of 84.6% and NPV of 77.8%. CONCLUSION CCTA is a powerful diagnostic tool, especially for the evaluation of the major coronary arteries and evaluation of patients with prior CABG. ICA is recommended for evaluation of patients with an intracoronary stent.
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- Husam H Mansour
- Radiology Department, Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza-Palestine, Palestine; Medical Imaging Department, Al-Azhar University, Gaza-Palestine, Palestine.
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- Medical Imaging Department, Al-Azhar University, Gaza-Palestine, Palestine
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- Medical Imaging Department, Al-Azhar University, Gaza-Palestine, Palestine
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- Medical Imaging Department, Al-Azhar University, Gaza-Palestine, Palestine
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Coronary Computer Tomography Angiography in 2021-Acquisition Protocols, Tips and Tricks and Heading beyond the Possible. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11061072. [PMID: 34200866 PMCID: PMC8230532 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11061072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Recent technological advances, together with an increasing body of evidence from randomized trials, have placed coronary computer tomography angiography (CCTA) in the center of the diagnostic workup of patients with coronary artery disease. The method was proven reliable in the diagnosis of relevant coronary artery stenosis. Furthermore, it can identify different stages of the atherosclerotic process, including early atherosclerotic changes of the coronary vessel wall, a quality not met by other non-invasive tests. In addition, newer computational software can measure the hemodynamic relevance (fractional flow reserve) of a certain stenosis. In addition, if required, information related to cardiac and valvular function can be provided with specific protocols. Importantly, recent trials have highlighted the prognostic relevance of CCTA in patients with coronary artery disease, which helped establishing CCTA as the first-line method for the diagnostic work-up of such patients in current guidelines. All this can be gathered in one relatively fast examination with minimal discomfort for the patient and, with newer machines, with very low radiation exposure. Herein, we provide an overview of the current technical aspects, indications, pitfalls, and new horizons with CCTA, providing examples from our own clinical practice.
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