2023
Does Coronary Plaque Morphology Matter Beyond Plaque Burden?
Lorenzatti D, Piña P, Csecs I, Schenone A, Gongora C, Garcia M, Blaha M, Budoff M, Williams M, Dey D, Berman D, Virani S, Slipczuk L. Does Coronary Plaque Morphology Matter Beyond Plaque Burden? Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2023, 25: 167-180. PMID: 36808390, DOI: 10.1007/s11883-023-01088-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary computed tomography angiographyMedical therapyPlaque burdenResponse to medical therapyPlaque analysisCoronary plaquesAssessment of coronary plaquesHigh-risk phenotypePreventive medical therapyAdverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary plaque featuresRandomized controlled trialsPericoronary inflammationMyocardial infarction typeCardiovascular eventsDisease progressionRisk phenotypesCulprit plaquesControlled trialsPlaque characteristicsPlaque featuresTherapySummaryThe identificationTracking disease progressionInfarct type
2017
Uncommon presentation of a rare tumour - incidental finding in an asymptomatic patient: case report and comprehensive review of the literature on intrapericardial solitary fibrous tumours
Czimbalmos C, Csecs I, Polos M, Bartha E, Szucs N, Toth A, Maurovich-Horvat P, Becker D, Sapi Z, Szabolcs Z, Merkely B, Vago H. Uncommon presentation of a rare tumour - incidental finding in an asymptomatic patient: case report and comprehensive review of the literature on intrapericardial solitary fibrous tumours. BMC Cancer 2017, 17: 612. PMID: 28865431, PMCID: PMC5581469, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3574-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSolitary fibrous tumorFibrous tumorAsymptomatic patientsPulmonary trunkIncidental findingBackgroundA solitary fibrous tumourRegular MRI follow-upSpindle cell mesenchymal tumorsScreening chest X-rayCoronary computed tomography angiographyAsymptomatic female patientLate gadolinium enhancement imagingMRI follow-upCardiac magnetic resonanceEnlarged cardiac silhouetteLong-term followComputed tomography angiographyFirst-pass perfusionGadolinium-enhanced imagesChest X-rayInversion recovery imagesIntermediate signal intensityProton density-weighted imagesPatternless patternComplete resection