David E. Winchester MD, MS , Mahmoud Al Rifai MD, MPH
{"title":"Coronary Artery Calcium as a Gatekeeper for Patients With Stable Chest Pain","authors":"David E. Winchester MD, MS , Mahmoud Al Rifai MD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 10","pages":"Pages 1211-1213"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship Between Calcified Plaque Burden, Vascular Inflammation, and Plaque Vulnerability in Patients With Coronary Atherosclerosis","authors":"Daichi Fujimoto MD, PhD , Daisuke Kinoshita MD, PhD , Keishi Suzuki MD, PhD , Takayuki Niida MD, PhD , Haruhito Yuki MD , Iris McNulty RN , Hang Lee PhD , Hiromasa Otake MD, PhD , Junya Shite MD, PhD , Maros Ferencik MD, PhD, MCR , Damini Dey PhD , Tsunekazu Kakuta MD, PhD , Ik-Kyung Jang MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.07.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.07.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Coronary artery calcification is an integral part of atherosclerosis. It has been suggested that early coronary artery calcification is associated with active inflammation, and advanced calcification forms as inflammation subsides. Inflammation is also an important factor in plaque vulnerability. However, the relationship between coronary artery calcium burden, vascular inflammation, and plaque vulnerability has not been fully investigated.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study aimed to correlate calcified plaque burden (CPB) at the culprit lesion with vascular inflammation and plaque vulnerability.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Patients with coronary artery disease who had both computed tomography angiography and optical coherence tomography were included. The authors divided the patients into 4 groups: 1 group without calcification at the culprit lesion; and 3 groups based on the CPB tertiles. CPB was calculated as calcified plaque volume divided by vessel volume in the culprit lesion. The authors compared pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) attenuation for vascular inflammation and optical coherence tomography–derived vulnerable features among the 4 groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among 578 patients, the highest CPB tertile showed significantly lower PCAT attenuation of culprit vessel compared with the other groups. The prevalence of features of plaque vulnerability (including lipid-rich plaque, macrophage, and microvessel) was also lowest in the highest CPB tertile. In the patients with calcification, higher age, statin use, and lower PCAT attenuation were independently associated with CPB.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Greater calcium burden is associated with a lower level of vascular inflammation and plaque vulnerability. A greater calcium burden may represent advanced stable plaque without significant inflammatory activity. (Massachusetts General Hospital and Tsuchiura Kyodo General Hospital Coronary Imaging Collaboration; <span><span>NCT04523194</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>)</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 10","pages":"Pages 1214-1224"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical Likelihood Prediction of Hemodynamically Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Stable Chest Pain","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.04.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.04.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div><span><span>Selection for invasive angiography is recommended to be based on pretest probabilities (PTPs), and physiological measures of hemodynamical impairment by, for example, </span>fractional flow reserve<span> (FFR) should guide revascularization. The risk factor–weighted clinical likelihood (RF-CL) and </span></span>coronary artery<span><span> calcium score–weighted clinical likelihood (CACS-CL) models show superior discrimination of patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), but validation against </span>hemodynamic impairment is warranted.</span></div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The aim of this study was to validate the RF-CL and CACS-CL models against hemodynamically obstructive CAD.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div><span><span>Stable de novo chest pain patients (N = 4,371) underwent </span>coronary computed tomography angiography and subsequently invasive </span>coronary angiography<span> with FFR measurements. Hemodynamically obstructive CAD was defined as invasive FFR ≤0.80 or high-grade stenosis by visual assessment (>90% diameter stenosis). For comparison, a guideline-endorsed basic PTP model was calculated based on age, sex, and symptom typicality. The RF-CL model additionally included the number of risk factors, and the CACS-CL model incorporated the coronary artery calcium score into the RF-CL.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In total, 447 of 4,371 (10.9%) patients had hemodynamically obstructive CAD. Both the RF-CL and CACS-CL models classified more patients with a very low clinical likelihood (≤5%) of obstructive CAD compared to the basic PTP model (33.0% and 53.7% vs 12.0%; <em>P</em> < 0.001) with a preserved low prevalence of hemodynamically obstructive CAD (<5% for all models). Against hemodynamically obstructive CAD, calibration and discrimination of the RF-CL and CACS-CL models were superior to the basic PTP model.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The RF-CL and CACS-CL models are well calibrated and superior to a currently recommended basic PTP model to predict hemodynamically obstructive CAD. (Danish Study of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Testing in Coronary Artery Disease [Dan-NICAD]; <span><span>NCT02264717</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>; Danish Study of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Testing in Coronary Artery Disease 2 [Dan-NICAD 2]; <span><span>NCT03481712</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>, Danish Study of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Testing in Coronary Artery Disease 3 [Dan-NICAD 3]; <span><span>NCT04707859</span><svg><path></path></svg></span>)</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 10","pages":"Pages 1199-1210"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141544846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nathan D. Wong PhD, MPH, Wenjun Fan MD, PhD, Xingdi Hu PhD, Christie Ballantyne MD, Ron Hoogeveen PhD, Michael Y. Tsai PhD, Auris Browne MD, Matthew J. Budoff MD
{"title":"Lipoprotein(a) and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in a Pooled U.S. Cohort","authors":"Nathan D. Wong PhD, MPH, Wenjun Fan MD, PhD, Xingdi Hu PhD, Christie Ballantyne MD, Ron Hoogeveen PhD, Michael Y. Tsai PhD, Auris Browne MD, Matthew J. Budoff MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.05.023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 10","pages":"Pages 1265-1267"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mitral Annular Disjunction in the Context of Mitral Valve Prolapse","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.03.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.03.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mitral annular disjunction (MAD), a separation between the left atrium/mitral valve annulus and the left ventricular myocardium, is frequently seen in patients with arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse. Although an association exists between MAD and ventricular arrhythmias, little is known regarding the identification of individuals at high risk. Multimodality imaging including echocardiography, computed tomography, cardiac magnetic resonance, and positron emission tomography can play an important role in both the diagnosis and risk stratification of MAD. Due to a paucity of data, clinical decision making in a patient with MAD is challenging and remains largely empirical. Although MAD itself can be corrected surgically, the prevention and treatment of associated arrhythmias may require medical therapy, catheter ablation, and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Prospective data are required to define the role of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, targeted catheter ablation, and surgical correction in selected, at-risk patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14767,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Cardiovascular imaging","volume":"17 10","pages":"Pages 1229-1245"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140858565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}