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Inclusion of quantitative high-density plaque in coronary computed tomographic score system to predict the time of guidewire crossing chronic total occlusion.

Rui WangYi HeHaoran XingDongfeng ZhangJinfan TianYinghui LeLijun ZhangHui ChenXiantao SongZhen-Chang Wang
Published in: European radiology (2022)
• An increase in high-density plaque volume (fibrous + dense calcium) was more probable to reduce the efficiency of crossing and lead to procedural failure. • The new prediction scoring system with the addition of the quantitative characteristics of plaques had an improved predictive ability compared with the traditional prediction scoring system.
Keyphrases
  • high density
  • coronary artery disease
  • high resolution
  • coronary artery
  • heart failure
  • atrial fibrillation