2019
Cardiac Computed Tomography
Oikonomou EK, West HW, Antoniades C. Cardiac Computed Tomography. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2019, 39: 2207-2219. PMID: 31510795, DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.119.312899.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCardiac computed tomographyComputed tomographyCoronary atherosclerosisCoronary plaque burdenAcute coronary syndromeCoronary artery diseaseFirst-line diagnostic testUnstable coronary plaquesMorphological plaque featuresCoronary syndromeInflammatory burdenArterial inflammationArtery diseaseCoronary lesionsPlaque burdenPlaque featuresPrognostic implicationsCoronary plaquesPerivascular fatHemodynamic significanceVulnerable plaquesDiagnostic testsMajor causeTomographyCurrent role
2016
Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis
Lazaros G, Antonopoulos AS, Oikonomou EK, Vasileiou P, Oikonomou E, Stroumpouli E, Karavidas A, Antoniades C, Tousoulis D. Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis. European Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 47: 129-136. PMID: 27931089, DOI: 10.1111/eci.12711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpicardial fat volumeCardiac computerized tomographyComposite clinical endpointAcute pericarditisIncessant pericarditisChest painPrognostic implicationsClinical endpointsPoor responsePericardial effusion sizeOutcomes of patientsAtrial fibrillation developmentImportant prognostic implicationsCardiovascular disease pathogenesisAnti-inflammatory drugsLower odds ratioFifty patientsClinical featuresEffusion sizeFirst diagnosisPrognostic informationOdds ratioPericarditisFat volumePatients