ReviewCirculation. Cardiovascular imaging2015
Noninvasive Imaging of Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression: Status of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Diagnostic performance of computed tomography angiography in the detection of coronary artery in-stent restenosis: evidence from an updated meta-analysis.European radiology · 2018Pooled it
- Regression of Coronary Fatty Plaque and Risk of Cardiac Events According to Blood Pressure Status: Data From a Randomized Trial of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Trial
- Effect of Eicosapentaenoic and Docosahexaenoic Acids Added to Statin Therapy on Coronary Artery Plaque in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Trial
- Serial Coronary Plaque Composition After Inclisiran Initiation Assessed by Automated CCTA: A Retrospective Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Non-invasive imaging of atherosclerosis progression and cardiovascular outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2026Review
- Correlation of Lp(a), ApoB and oxLDL with Endothelial Damage Reading in Patients with Different Degrees of Coronary Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Unraveling the temporal sequence of coronary atherosclerosis modification with lipid-lowering therapies through intravascular imaging: a narrative review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Impact of vessel size, dose levels, and body habitus on iodine quantification in cardiovascular photon-counting computed tomography.The British journal of radiology · 2025Article
- Plaque Stabilization and Regression, from Mechanisms to Surveillance and Clinical Strategies.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
- The Role of Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography in Risk Stratification for Coronary Artery Disease.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2024Review
- Reversal of Atherosclerotic Plaque Growth and Vulnerability: Effects of Lipid-Modifying and Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutic Agents.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Atherosclerotic plaque stabilization and regression: a review of clinical evidence.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2024Review
- Management of Coronary Vulnerable Plaque With Medical Therapy or Local Preventive Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.JACC. Asia · 2024Review
- Role of Lipid-Lowering and Anti-Inflammatory Therapies on Plaque Stabilization.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Coronary Plaque in Athletes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Coronary and Extra-coronary Subclinical Atherosclerosis to Guide Lipid-Lowering Therapy.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2023Review
- Effects of Lipid Lowering Therapies on Vulnerable Plaque Features: An Updated Narrative Review of the Literature.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Review
- The Correlation between the Vascular Calcification Score of the Coronary Artery and the Abdominal Aorta in Patients with Psoriasis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Diagnostics of atherosclerosis: Overview of the existing methods.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- CAD-RADS may underestimate coronary plaque progression as detected by serial CT angiography.European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging · 2022Article
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Abstract
The process of coronary artery disease progression is infrequently visualized. Intravascular ultrasound has been used to gain important insights but is invasive and therefore limited to high-risk patients. For low-to-moderate risk patients, noninvasive methods may be useful to quantitatively monitor plaque progression or regression and to understand and personalize atherosclerosis therapy. This review discusses the potential for coronary computed tomography angiography to evaluate the extent and subtypes of coronary plaque. Computed tomographic technology is evolving and image quality of the method approaches the level required for plaque progression monitoring. Methods to quantify plaque on computed tomography angiography are reviewed as well as a discussion of their use in clinical trials. Limitations of coronary computed tomography angiography compared with competing modalities include limited evaluation of plaque subcomponents and incomplete knowledge of the value of the method especially in patients with low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk.
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