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ArticleAngiology2026

Structural Abnormalities of the Achilles Tendon are Associated With Coronary Artery Disease Even Without Achilles Tendon Thickening.

Atsushi Tanita, Shinichiro Sunamura, Masahiro Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Ogata, Kazuki Noda, Toru Takii, Yoshio Nitta, Seijiro Yoshida, Shigeto Namiuchi

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Article in Angiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Atsushi TanitaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0558-8443
Shinichiro SunamuraDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
Masahiro SuzukiDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
Tsuyoshi OgataDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
Kazuki NodaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Japan.ORCID 0009-0000-5931-6139
Toru TakiiDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
Yoshio NittaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai, Japan.
Seijiro YoshidaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai, Japan.
Shigeto NamiuchiDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai City Medical Center, Sendai Open Hospital, Sendai, Japan.

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Abstract

Achilles tendon ultrasonography is useful in diagnosing familial hypercholesterolemia, as it allows assessment of its thickening and structure. The association between structural abnormalities in the Achilles tendon and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) was investigated in a cross-sectional study. We conducted this study on 353 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Ultrasound was used to examine the thickness and structural abnormalities of the Achilles tendon. Their CAD severity was assessed using the SYNTAX score before the first PCI. Abnormal findings on Achilles tendon ultrasonography were observed in 21 patients (5.9%). The SYNTAX score was compared between patients with and without abnormal Achilles tendon structure. The SYNTAX score was significantly higher in patients who had structural abnormalities but without thickening of the Achilles tendon (

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Achilles TendonCoronary Artery DiseaseAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexUltrasonographyAchilles tendonacute coronary syndromecoronary artery diseaseultrasonography

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