Open AccessCoronary plaque type and burden by computed tomography angiography without association to C-reactive protein
Author(s) -
Leenhapong Navaravong,
Carol Coleman Steenson,
Garðar Sigurðsson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.134370
Subject(s) - medicine , c reactive protein , type 2 diabetes , quartile , cardiology , coronary artery disease , diabetes mellitus , computed tomography angiography , intravascular ultrasound , angiography , radiology , inflammation , confidence interval , endocrinology
Contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the coronaries allows identification of plaques. Limited data exists on the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) and the plaque type or plaque burden detected by CTA.