Relationship between left main and left anterior descending arteries bifurcation angle and coronary artery calcium score in chronic kidney disease: A 3-dimensional analysis of coronary computed tomography.

Takao KonishiNaohiro FunayamaTadashi YamamotoDaisuke HottaShinya Tanaka

Published in: PloS one (2018)

In patients with CKD, a wide LM-LAD arteries angle was associated with a high CACS of the LM-LAD arteries. The prognostic value of this observation warrants further evaluation.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
computed tomography
pulmonary artery
high resolution
coronary artery disease
blood flow
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
magnetic resonance
mass spectrometry
contrast enhanced
aortic valve