Atherosclerosis, a chronic cardiovascular disease caused by plaque development in
arteries, remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Atherosclerotic plaques are …

Over the last few years, computed tomography (CT) has developed into a standard clinical
test for a variety of cardiovascular conditions. The emergence of cardiovascular CT during a …

In patients with coronary artery stenoses of intermediate severity, the functional significance
needs to be determined. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurement, performed during …

The writing committee consisted of acknowledged experts in the field of CTA, as well as a
liaison from the ACCF Task Force on Clinical ECDs, the oversight group for this document …

Historically, the focus of the diagnostic evaluation for symptomatic women and men has
been the detection of an obstructive coronary stenosis requiring revascularization (as …

Purpose To determine the feasibility of computed tomography (CT)-based dynamic
myocardial perfusion imaging for the detection of hemodynamically significant coronary …

Recent developments in computed tomography (CT) technology have fulfilled the
prerequisites for the clinical application of myocardial CT perfusion (CTP) imaging. The …

Computed tomographic (CT) coronary angiography is a well-established, noninvasive
imaging modality for detection of coronary stenosis, but it has limited accuracy in …

Objectives: We sought to determine the prognostic and incremental value of coronary artery
disease (CAD) severity, coronary atherosclerosis, and left ventricular ejection fraction …

Noninvasive assessment of myocardial perfusion is im-portant in the diagnosis and risk
stratification of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Although …