Abstract
Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) is becoming the first-line investigation for establishing the presence of coronary artery disease and, with fractional flow reserve (FFRCT), its haemodynamic significance. In patients without significant epicardial obstruction, its role is either to rule out atherosclerosis or to detect subclinical plaque that should be monitored for plaque progression/regression following prevention therapy and provide risk classification. Ischaemic non-obstructive coronary arteries are also expected to be assessed by non-invasive imaging, including CCTA. In patients with significant epicardial obstruction, CCTA can assist in planning revascularisation by determining the disease complexity, vessel size, lesion length and tissue composition of the atherosclerotic plaque, as well as the best fluoroscopic viewing angle; it may also help in selecting adjunctive percutaneous devices (e.g., rotational atherectomy) and in determining the best landing zone for stents or bypass grafts.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | e1307-e1327 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | EuroIntervention |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:C. Collet has received research grants from GE Healthcare, Siemens, Coroventis Research, Medis Medical Imaging, Pie Medical Imaging, CathWorks, Boston Scientific, HeartFlow, and Abbott Vascular; and consultancy fees from HeartFlow, CryoTherapeutics, and Abbott Vascular. A. Zlahoda-Huzior is a former employee of MedApp. S. Tu reports research grants and consultancy fees from Pulse Medical outside of this submitted work. W. Wijns is supported by the Science Foundation Ireland Research Professorship Award (15/RP/2765). M.J. Budoff has received grant support from General Electric and the National Institutes of Health. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Keywords
- fractional flow reserve
- MSCT
- Non-invasive imaging