Chronic inflammatory mechanisms in the arterial wall lead to atherosclerosis, and include endothelial cell damage, inflammation, apoptosis, lipoprotein deposition, calcification and fibrosis. Cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has been shown to be a promising tool for non-invasive assessment of theses specific compositional and structural changes in coronary arteries. This review focuses on the technical background of CCTA-based quantitative plaque characterization. Furthermore, we discuss the available evidence for CCTA-based plaque characterization and the potential role of CCTA for risk stratification of patients with coronary artery disease. (C) 2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
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Stanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Univ Copenhagen, Herlev Gentofte Hosp, Cardiovasc Res Ctr, Copenhagen, DenmarkStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Jorgensen, Mads E.
Andersson, Charlotte
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Univ Copenhagen, Herlev Gentofte Hosp, Cardiovasc Res Ctr, Copenhagen, Denmark
Glostrup Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiol, Glostrup, DenmarkStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Andersson, Charlotte
Norgaard, Bjarne L.
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Aarhus Univ, Dept Cardiol, Hosp Skejby, Aarhus, DenmarkStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Norgaard, Bjarne L.
Abdulla, Jawdat
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Glostrup Univ Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiol, Glostrup, DenmarkStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Abdulla, Jawdat
Shreibati, Jacqueline B.
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Stanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USAStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Shreibati, Jacqueline B.
Torp-Pedersen, Christian
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Aalborg Univ, Dept Hlth Sci & Technol, Aalborg, DenmarkStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Torp-Pedersen, Christian
Gislason, Gunnar H.
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Univ Copenhagen, Herlev Gentofte Hosp, Cardiovasc Res Ctr, Copenhagen, Denmark
Danish Heart Fdn, Copenhagen, DenmarkStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Gislason, Gunnar H.
Shaw, Richard E.
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Calif Pacific Med Ctr, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, San Francisco, CA USAStanford Univ, Dept Med, Sch Med, Dept Hlth Res & Policy, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Shaw, Richard E.
Hlatky, Mark A.
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