Measurement of compensatory arterial remodelling over time with serial coronary computed tomography angiography and 3D metrics.
Inge J van den HoogenAlexander R van RosendaelFay Y LinUmberto GianniDaniele AndreiniMouaz H Al MallahMatthew J BudoffFilippo CademartiriKavitha ChinnaiyanJung Hyun ChoiEdoardo ConteHugo MarquesPedro de Araújo GonçalvesIlan GottliebMartin HadamitzkyJonathon LeipsicErica MaffeiGianluca PontoneSanghoon ShinYong-Jin KimByoung Kwon LeeEun Ju ChunJi Min SungSang-Eun LeeDaniel S BermanRenu VirmaniHabib SamadyPeter H StoneJagat NarulaHyuk-Jae ChangJames K MinLeslee J ShawJeroen J BaxPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)
Over time, atherosclerotic coronary plaque reveals prominent outward arterial remodelling that co-occurs with modest luminal narrowing. These findings provide additional insight into the compensatory mechanisms involved in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis.