Angela Lowenstern, Nicholas Ng, Hidenobu Takagi, Jennifer A Rymer, Lynne M Koweek, Pamela S Douglas, Jessica M Duran, Mark Rabbat, Gianluca Pontone, Timothy Fairbairn, Kavitha Chinnaiyan, Daniel S Berman, Bernard De Bruyne, Jeroen J Bax, Takashi Akasaka, Tetsuya Amano, Koen Nieman, Campbell Rogers, Hironori Kitabata, Niels P R Sand, Tomohiro Kawasaki, Sarah Mullen, Hitoshi Matsuo, Bjarne L Norgaard, Manesh R Patel, Jonathan Leipsic, Melissa A Daubert
BACKGROUND: The relationship between body size and cardiovascular events is complex. This study utilized the ADVANCE (Assessing Diagnostic Value of Noninvasive FFRCT in Coronary Care) Registry to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI), coronary artery disease (CAD), and clinical outcomes. METHODS: The ADVANCE registry enrolled patients undergoing evaluation for clinically suspected CAD who had >30% stenosis on cardiac computed tomography angiography...
May 2023: Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging