2020
OP3 Improved cardiac risk stratification in individuals with high risk plaque features using the perivascular fat attenuation index on CCTA
Kotanidis C, Oikonomou E, Marwan M, Kluener L, Thomas K, Alashi A, Antonopoulos A, Shirodaria C, Neubauer S, Channon K, Achenbach S, Desai M, Antoniades C. OP3 Improved cardiac risk stratification in individuals with high risk plaque features using the perivascular fat attenuation index on CCTA. Heart 2020, 106: a1-a2. DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-bsci.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFat attenuation indexHigh-risk plaquesPerivascular fat attenuation indexAdjusted riskCardiac riskHRP featuresHigh-risk plaque featuresMajor adverse cardiac eventsProximal right coronary arteryAdditive predictive valueAdverse cardiac eventsLow-attenuation plaqueRight coronary arteryCardiac risk stratificationCox regression modelNapkin-ring signAdipose tissue compositionCoronary inflammationCardiac mortalityInflammatory burdenCardiac eventsSpotty calcificationRisk stratificationPlaque featuresCoronary artery
2019
P6152Incremental prognostic utility of functionally non-significant coronary stenosis in patients undergoing coronary computed tomogram angiography
Alashi A, Huttcenteno E, Schoenhagen P, Popovic Z, Cremer P, Kalahasti V, Jellis C, Renapurkar R, Rodriguez L, Flamm S, Desai M. P6152Incremental prognostic utility of functionally non-significant coronary stenosis in patients undergoing coronary computed tomogram angiography. European Heart Journal 2019, 40: ehz746.0758. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk plaque featuresCoronary artery diseasePlaque featuresModerate stenosisPrognostic utilityPrognostic valueNon-significant coronary artery diseaseHigh pre-test likelihoodMultivariable Cox survival analysisNon-significant coronary stenosisPrior coronary artery diseaseSevere coronary artery diseaseLong-term event ratesFractional flow reserve assessmentComposite of deathIncremental prognostic valueIntermediate-risk patientsMinimal luminal irregularitiesNonobstructive coronary plaqueLong-term freedomEpicardial coronary arteriesHistory of smokingPre-test likelihoodTraditional risk factorsIncremental prognostic utility