Marked variation in atherosclerotic plaque progression between the major epicardial coronary arteries.
A Maxim BaxFay Y LinAlexander R van RosendaelXiaoyue MaYao LuInge J van den HoogenUmberto GianniSara W TantawyDaniele AndreiniMatthew J BudoffFilippo CademartiriKavitha ChinnaiyanJung Hyun ChoiEdoardo ContePedro de Araújo GonçalvesIlan GottliebMartin HadamitzkyJonathon A LeipsicErica MaffeiGianluca PontoneGregg StoneSanghoon ShinYong-Jin KimByoung Kwon LeeEun Ju ChunJi Min SungSang-Eun LeeDaniel S BermanJagat NarulaSeo Young SongLeslee J ShawPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2022)
Our findings reveal novel insights into varied patterns of atherosclerotic plaque progression within the LCx as compared to the other epicardial coronary arteries. These varied patterns reflect differing stages in the disease process or differing pathogenic milieu across the coronary arteries.