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Using advanced noninvasive imaging techniques to probe the links between regional coronary artery endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis.
- Source :
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Trends in cardiovascular medicine [Trends Cardiovasc Med] 2014 May; Vol. 24 (4), pp. 149-56. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Oct 16. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Cardiovascular disease remains the number one cause of death in the US annually. The development in recent years of imaging strategies that can identify coronary endothelial dysfunction noninvasively provides new information about the early presence and local spatial heterogeneity of endothelial function in patients with, and those at risk for, coronary artery disease. In this article, we will briefly review the mechanisms relating endothelial function and atherosclerosis, contemporary imaging strategies now able to quantify coronary endothelial function noninvasively, and recent insights on human coronary endothelial function.<br /> (© 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Coronary Artery Disease metabolism
Coronary Artery Disease physiopathology
Coronary Vessels metabolism
Endothelium, Vascular metabolism
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Multidetector Computed Tomography
Positron-Emission Tomography
Predictive Value of Tests
Coronary Artery Disease diagnosis
Coronary Vessels physiopathology
Diagnostic Imaging methods
Endothelium, Vascular physiopathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2615
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Trends in cardiovascular medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24296299
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2013.10.001