2021
Assessing Cardiovascular Risk by Using the Fat Attenuation Index in Coronary CT Angiography
Klüner LV, Oikonomou EK, Antoniades C. Assessing Cardiovascular Risk by Using the Fat Attenuation Index in Coronary CT Angiography. Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging 2021, 3: e200563. PMID: 33778665, PMCID: PMC7977699, DOI: 10.1148/ryct.2021200563.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPerivascular adipose tissueFat attenuation indexCoronary CT angiographyCoronary inflammationPrognostic valueHigh-risk plaque featuresCoronary Artery Disease ReportingAnti-inflammatory interventionsTraditional risk factorsFirst-line diagnostic testSignificant prognostic valueChest painDisease activityCoronary atherosclerosisSecondary preventionPlaque featuresCCTA analysisCoronary arteryCoronary calciumRisk factorsObservational studyRisk discriminationCT angiographyAdipose tissueInflammation
2020
Insulin-induced vascular redox dysregulation in human atherosclerosis is ameliorated by dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibition
Akoumianakis I, Badi I, Douglas G, Chuaiphichai S, Herdman L, Akawi N, Margaritis M, Antonopoulos AS, Oikonomou EK, Psarros C, Galiatsatos N, Tousoulis D, Kardos A, Sayeed R, Krasopoulos G, Petrou M, Schwahn U, Wohlfart P, Tennagels N, Channon KM, Antoniades C. Insulin-induced vascular redox dysregulation in human atherosclerosis is ameliorated by dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibition. Science Translational Medicine 2020, 12 PMID: 32350133, PMCID: PMC7212010, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav8824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorsCoronary artery bypass surgeryAggressive insulin treatmentInsulin treatmentCoronary atherosclerosisEndothelial functionAbnormal responseHigh-fat diet-fed ApoEOral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitorLong-term combination therapyHuman internal mammary arteryDipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitionHigher cardiac mortalityPeptidase-4 inhibitionVascular insulin responsesVascular redox stateArtery bypass surgeryInternal mammary arteryInsulin resistance statusNitric oxide bioavailabilityPeptidase-4 inhibitorsPlasma DPP4 activityVascular oxidative stressRecent clinical trialsInsulin-sensitizing effects
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
2018
Perivascular adipose tissue and coronary atherosclerosis
Mancio J, Oikonomou EK, Antoniades C. Perivascular adipose tissue and coronary atherosclerosis. Heart 2018, 104: 1654. PMID: 29853488, DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312324.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCardiometabolic risk profilePerivascular ATPerivascular adipose tissueAdipose tissueCardiovascular diseaseVascular wallEpicardial adipose tissueClose anatomical proximityAnti-atherogenic rolePotential therapeutic targetNovel clinical diagnostic toolsPromising new modalityCoronary inflammationCoronary atherosclerosisInflammatory statusNon-invasive imagingCardiovascular healthBody of evidenceAnatomical proximityCurrent evidenceTherapeutic targetAdjacent vasculatureClinical diagnostic toolRisk profileTherapeutic opportunities