Cholesterol crystal-induced coronary inflammation: Insights from optical coherence tomography and pericoronary adipose tissue computed tomography attenuation

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2020 May-Jun;14(3):277-278. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2019.11.011. Epub 2019 Nov 27.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aged
  • Cholesterol / analysis*
  • Computed Tomography Angiography*
  • Coronary Angiography*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / metabolism
  • Coronary Vessels / chemistry
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
  • Crystallization
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnostic imaging*
  • Inflammation / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Proof of Concept Study
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence*

Substances

  • Cholesterol