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Editorial

. 2023 Jan 24;10(2):43.

doi: 10.3390/jcdd10020043.

The Roles of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Characterizing Coronary Plaque: Screening, Treatment, and Prevention

Issa Pour-Ghaz¹, Deya Alkhatib¹, Sakiru Isa¹, Omar Al-Taweel², Ifeoma Ugonabo¹, Neeraja Yedlapati¹, John Lynn Jefferies¹

Affiliations

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
² Cardiology, Las Vegas School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.

PMID: 36826539
PMCID: PMC9960378
DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10020043

Editorial

The Roles of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Characterizing Coronary Plaque: Screening, Treatment, and Prevention

Issa Pour-Ghaz et al. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023.

. 2023 Jan 24;10(2):43.

doi: 10.3390/jcdd10020043.

Authors

Issa Pour-Ghaz¹, Deya Alkhatib¹, Sakiru Isa¹, Omar Al-Taweel², Ifeoma Ugonabo¹, Neeraja Yedlapati¹, John Lynn Jefferies¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38163, USA.
² Cardiology, Las Vegas School of Medicine, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.

PMID: 36826539
PMCID: PMC9960378
DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10020043

Abstract

One of the major risk factors for coronary atherosclerosis is the gradual formation and maturation of coronary atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Detection–treatment–reassessment pathway: Proposed flowchart for utilization of CCTA in CAD and monitoring. CAD: coronary artery disease; CAP: coronary atherosclerotic plaque; CCTA: coronary computed tomography angiography; HDL: hyperlipidemia; HLD-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Lp(a): lipoprotein(a); OMT: optimal medical therapy; Rx: treatment; TG: triglyceride.

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