Subclinical Atherosclerosis examines the role of conventional and emerging serum markers and imaging modalities to detect and measure subclinical atherosclerosis.

Features:

• Provides an accessible introduction to the practical applications of current technologies in the clinical setting
• Discusses the use of CTA to investigate coronary anatomy, stenosis, coronary calcium, and vulnerable plaques
• Highlights use of these techniques in assessing the asyptomatic patient

Short Contents

The Nature and Progression of Atherosclerosis

• Endothelial Dysfunction
• Quantification of Coronary Inflammation by Optical Coherence

CT Coronary Angiography to Detect Soft & Calcium Plaques

• Basic Physics of Cardiac CT
• Optimization of the Acquisition of Cardiac CT angiography
• Imaging of the Coronary Vulnerable Plaque with CT
• CT Coronary Artery Remodeling & Correlation with Intravascular Ultrasound
• Detection, Imaging & Treatment of Vulnerable Plaques
• Screening of Coronary Artery Disease in Populations using CT Calcium Measurements
• CT Angiography of Carotids: Vertebrals & Intracerebral Arteries

Other Methods to Non-Invasively Assess Atherosclerosis

• Using Carotid Artery Thickness to Identify Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis & to Predict Cardiovascular Risk
• PET Coronary Vascular Reserve
• MRI Plaque Characterization: Conventional Imaging. Lipoprotein (a), Homocysteine, Prothrombotic/Proinflammatory Factors & Impaired Fasting Glucose
• Role of C-Reactive Protein as cardiovascular risk predictor

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