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Low-Attenuation Noncalcified Plaque on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Predicts Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Michelle C. Williams,
Jacek Kwieciński,
Mhairi Doris,
Priscilla McElhinney,
Michelle D’Souza,
Sebastien Cadet,
Philip D. Adamson,
Alastair J. Moss,
Shirjel Alam,
Amanda Hunter,
Anoop Shah,
Nicholas L. Mills,
Tania Pawade,
Chengjia Wang,
Jonathan WeirMcCall,
Michael Bonnici-Mallia,
Christopher Murrills,
Giles Roditi,
Edwin J.R. van Beek,
Leslee J. Shaw,
Edward Nicol,
Daniel S. Berman,
Piotr J. Slomka,
David E. Newby,
Marc R. Dweck,
Damini Dey
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.119.044720
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , cardiology , coronary artery disease , agatston score , coronary calcium score , interquartile range , stenosis , artery , coronary artery calcium
The future risk of myocardial infarction is commonly assessed using cardiovascular risk scores, coronary artery calcium score, or coronary artery stenosis severity. We assessed whether noncalcified low-attenuation plaque burden on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) might be a better predictor of the future risk of myocardial infarction.

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