• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

Myocardial interstitial fibrosis contributes to left ventricular dysfunction leading to the
development of heart failure. Basic research has provided abundant evidence for the …

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has changed rapidly since the last major guideline from
SCCT. 1 While there have been significant advances in technology, the most gratifying part …

Aims Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has emerged as a non-invasive
diagnostic method for patients with suspected coronary artery disease, but its usefulness in …

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) has shown great technological
improvements over the last 2 decades. High accuracy of CTA in detecting significant …

Cardiac computed tomography (CT) was initially developed as a non-invasive diagnostic
tool to detect and quantify coronary stenosis. Thanks to the rapid technological …

Physiological assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) has become one of the
cornerstones of decision making for myocardial revascularization, with a large body of …

Ischemic heart disease is a dynamic process of atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries or
functional alterations of coronary circulation that can be modified by lifestyle …

Background: Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a reliable tool for the functional assessment of
coronary stenoses. FFR computed tomography (CT) derived (FFRCT) has shown to be …

The clinical value of fractional flow reserve and non-hyperaemic pressure ratios are well
established in determining an indication for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in …