CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE IS SUPERIOR TO CAROTID PLAQUE SCORE FOR PREDICTING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE EVENTS: THE MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSISdoi:10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31558-3Gepner, Adam DYoung, RebekahKaufman, JoelDelaney, Joseph
The culprit behind coronary artery disease is nearly alwaysatherosclerosis. That mouthful of a name describes a process in whichplaquebuilds up over time on the walls of one or more of your heart’s arteries. Plaque is a mixture of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and fibrin (a substance that help...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. Although it’s the top cause of death in the U.S., there is a lot you can do to prevent or treat it. The trouble starts when a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the arteries that supply blood to th...
Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of death in both men and women in the UK according to the NHS.
Coronary calcium scan Also called a heart calcium scan or cardiac calcium scan, this test looks for calcium deposits that are blocking your arteries and making it hard for blood to get through. Echocardiogram (echo) Sound waves can be used to show how well blood flows to and from your heart...
Triglyceride glucose-waist circumference better predicts coronary calcium progression compared with other indices of insulin resistance: a longitudinal observational study. J Clin Med. 2020;10(1):92. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Jin JL, Sun D, Cao YX, et al. Triglyceride glucose ...
Virtual histology intravascular ultrasonography (VH-IVUS) can determine both plaque size and composition, resulting in an imaging-based plaque classification. PROSPECT (Providing Regional Observations to Study Predictors of Events in the Coronary Tree), the largest VH-IVUS study to date, showed that ...
Amyloid plaque Apleural plaque Asenile plaque An accumulation in artery walls made up of macrophage cells and debris containing lipids, (cholesterol and fatty acids), calcium, and connective tissue; an atheroma. An accumulation of biofilm, or bacteria, on teeth, which may develop into dental calc...
Coronary calcium scan Also called a heart calcium scan or cardiac calcium scan, this test looks for calcium deposits that are blocking your arteries and making it hard for blood to get through. Echocardiogram (echo) Sound waves can be used to show how well blood flows to and from your heart...
They usually won't need other testing, such as blood tests or imaging, to diagnose you. Your doctor may use ultrasound to understand where the scar is in your penis, check if some of your scar has calcium deposits, and see how blood flows in your penis. ...