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- The study analyzes coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores and cross-sectional imaging from MDCT in patients with stable angina scheduled for a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
- CAC measurements were taken using a non-contrast scan and were quantified in Agatston units, while CTA utilized contrast-enhanced imaging to assess the severity of calcified plaques.
- The findings suggest that both CAC and CTA data serve as benchmarks for determining whether to add rotational atherectomy during PCI for patients with severe calcified plaque lesions.
Article Abstract
Our data shows the regional coronary artery calcium scores (lesion CAC) on multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and the cross-section imaging on MDCT angiography (CTA) in the target lesion of the patients with stable angina pectoris who were scheduled for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CAC and CTA data were measured using a 128-slice scanner (Somatom Definition AS+; Siemens Medical Solutions, Forchheim, Germany) before PCI. CAC was measured in a non-contrast-enhanced scan and was quantified using the Calcium Score module of SYNAPSE VINCENT software (Fujifilm Co. Tokyo, Japan) and expressed in Agatston units. CTA were then continued with a contrast-enhanced ECG gating to measure the severity of the calcified plaque condition. We present that both CAC and CTA data are used as a benchmark to consider the addition of rotational atherectomy during PCI to severely calcified plaque lesions.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4781927 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2016.02.052 | DOI Listing |
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