Open AccessPrognostic Determinants of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Amir Ahmadi,
Gregg W. Stone,
Jonathon Leipsic,
Leslee J. Shaw,
Todd C. Villines,
Morton J. Kern,
Harvey S. Hecht,
David Erlinge,
Ori BenYehuda,
Akiko Maehara,
Eloisa Arbustini,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Héctor M. GarcíaGarcía,
Jagat Narula
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/circresaha.116.308952
Subject(s) - medicine , risk stratification , cardiology , disease , coronary heart disease , coronary atherosclerosis , coronary artery disease , coronary arteries , coronary disease , intensive care medicine , artery
Risk stratification in patients with stable ischemic heart disease is essential to guide treatment decisions. In this regard, whether coronary anatomy, physiology, or plaque morphology is the best determinant of prognosis (and driver an effective therapeutic risk reduction) remains one of the greatest ongoing debates in cardiology. In the present report, we review the evidence for each of these characteristics and explore potential algorithms that may enable a practical diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for the management of patients with stable ischemic heart disease.
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