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Non-invasive detection of coronary inflammation using computed tomography and prediction of residual cardiovascular risk (the CRISP CT study): a post-hoc analysis of prospective outcome data
Oikonomou EK, Marwan M, Desai MY, Mancio J, Alashi A, Centeno E, Thomas S, Herdman L, Kotanidis CP, Thomas KE, Griffin BP, Flamm SD, Antonopoulos AS, Shirodaria C, Sabharwal N, Deanfield J, Neubauer S, Hopewell JC, Channon KM, Achenbach S, Antoniades C. Non-invasive detection of coronary inflammation using computed tomography and prediction of residual cardiovascular risk (the CRISP CT study): a post-hoc analysis of prospective outcome data. The Lancet 2018, 392: 929-939. PMID: 30170852, PMCID: PMC6137540, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31114-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipocytesAdipose TissueAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMaleMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisYoung AdultConceptsRight coronary arteryProximal right coronary arteryCardiac mortalityCoronary inflammationCoronary CTACoronary arteryDerivation cohortValidation cohortOutcome dataHealth Research Oxford Biomedical Research CentreCoronary artery disease indexHigh-risk plaque featuresPerivascular fat attenuation indexCoronary artery inflammationFat attenuation indexIntensive secondary preventionCardiovascular risk factorsResidual cardiovascular riskProspective outcome dataMajor coronary arteriesHounsfield unitsLeft circumflex arteryCox regression modelRisk predictionCardiac risk prediction
2017
Efficacy of ganglionated plexi ablation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal versus persistent atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials
Kampaktsis PN, Oikonomou EK, Y. Choi D, Cheung JW. Efficacy of ganglionated plexi ablation in addition to pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal versus persistent atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. Journal Of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2017, 50: 253-260. PMID: 28887742, DOI: 10.1007/s10840-017-0285-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary vein isolationAT/AFGP ablationAtrial fibrillationPV isolationVein isolationPlexi ablationAF patientsAtrial tachyarrhythmiasSubtype of AFSignificant structural heart diseaseParoxysmal AF patientsVentricular ejection fractionParoxysmal atrial fibrillationPersistent atrial fibrillationStructural heart diseaseSustained atrial fibrillationPersistent AF patientsClinical trial dataNon-significant trendPrimary endpointAF subtypesAtrial sizeEjection fractionHeart disease