| Coronary distensibility index measured by computed tomography is associated with the severity of coronary artery disease. | |
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PMID: 20430343 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Atherosclerotic changes within the coronary artery wall can affect vessel distensibility. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the relationship between the coronary distensibility index (CDI) and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) measured by computed tomographic angiography (CTA). METHODS: One hundred thirteen subjects, age 63 +/- 10 years, 32% women, who underwent coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning and CTA, were studied. Early diastolic and mid diastolic (MD) cross-section area (CSA) of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery were measured 5 mm distal to the left main bifurcation. CDI was defined as Deltalumen CSA/[lumen CSA in MD x estimated central pulse pressure (eCPP)] x 10(3) {eCPP = 0.77 x peripheral pulse pressure}. LAD diameter measured by CTA and quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) was compared in 19 subjects without CAD. CAD was defined as normal (no stenosis and CAC 0), mild (stenosis <or= 30%), moderate (stenosis 31%-69%), and severe (stenosis >or= 70%) on CTA. RESULTS: Excellent correlation was observed between CTA and QCA measured by CDI (r(2) = 0.96, P = 0.0001). CDI decreased from normal coronaries (6.75 +/- 1.43) to arteries with mild (5.78 +/- 1.45), moderate (3.96 +/- 1.06), and severe (3.31 +/- 1.06) disease (P = 0.004). The risk factor adjusted odds ratio of lowest versus 2 upper tertiles of CDI was 1.28 for mild, 8.47 for moderate, and 10.59 for severe CAD compared with the normal cohort. The area under the ROC curve to predict obstructive CAD (stenosis >or= 50%) increased significantly from 0.71 to 0.84 by addition of CDI to CAC (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: CTA-measured CDI is inversely related to the severity of CAD independent of age, sex, cardiovascular risk factors, and CAC. |
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Authors:
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Naser Ahmadi; David Shavelle; Vahid Nabavi; Fereshteh Hajsadeghi; Shahin Moshrefi; Ferdinand Flores; Shahdad Azmoon; Song S Mao; Ramin Ebrahimi; Matthew Budoff |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Validation Studies Date: 2010-01-14 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography Volume: 4 ISSN: 1876-861X ISO Abbreviation: J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Publication Date: 2010 Mar-Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-30 Completed Date: 2010-07-21 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101308347 Medline TA: J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 119-26 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright 2010 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. All rights reserved. |
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Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90502, USA. nahmadi@labiomed.org |
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Aged Blood Pressure Calcinosis / epidemiology, radiography* Coronary Angiography / methods*, standards Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology, radiography* Diastole Female Humans Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Reproducibility of Results Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index* Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*, standards |
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