Solomon Bienstock, Fay Lin, Ron Blankstein, Jonathon Leipsic, Rhanderson Cardoso, Amir Ahmadi, Annetine Gelijns, Krishna Patel, Lauren A Baldassarre, Michael Hadley, Gina LaRocca, Javier Sanz, Jagat Narula, Y S Chandrashekhar, Leslee J Shaw, Valentin Fuster
The diagnostic evaluation of coronary artery disease is undergoing a dramatic transformation with a new focus on atherosclerotic plaque. This review details the evidence needed for effective risk stratification and targeted preventive care based on recent advances in automated measurement of atherosclerosis from coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). To date, research findings support that automated stenosis measurement is reasonably accurate, but evidence on variability by location, artery size, or image quality is unknown...
March 27, 2023: JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging