Erschienen in:
01.10.2020 | Coronary Heart Disease (S. Virani and S. Naderi, Section Editor)
The Vulnerable Plaque: Recent Advances in Computed Tomography Imaging to Identify the Vulnerable Patient
verfasst von:
Faheemullah Beg, Hasan Rehman, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah
Erschienen in:
Current Atherosclerosis Reports
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Ausgabe 10/2020
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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.
Summary
Multiple recent studies suggested that coronary computed tomography angiography can accurately identify high-risk features of plaque that will predict future events.