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Cheng Y, Meng X, Gao H, Yang C, Li P, Li H, Chatterjee S, Rezende PC, Bonnet M, Li H, Zhang Z, Ji F, Zhang W. Long-term all-cause death prediction by coronary, aortic, and valvular calcification in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:117. [PMID: 38373881 PMCID: PMC10877850 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-03758-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To determine the prognostic value of cumulative calcification score of coronary artery calcification (CAC), thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) and aortic valve calcification (AVC) in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. METHODS This was a retrospective, single-center cohort study. A total of 332 STEMI patients who received primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) were enrolled in this study between January 2010 to October 2018. We assessed the calcification in the left anterior descending branch (LAD), left circumflex branch (LCX), right coronary artery (RCA), thoracic aorta, and aortic valve. Calcification of each part was counted as 1 point, and the cumulative calcification score was calculated as the sum of all points. The primary endpoint was all-cause mortality. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine association of cumulative calcification score with end points. The performance of the score was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and absolute net reclassification improvement (NRI), compared with the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) risk score. RESULTS The overall population's calcification score was 2.0 ± 1.6. During a mean follow-up time of 69.8 ± 29.3 months, the all-cause mortality rate was 12.1%. Kaplan-Meier curve showed that the score was significantly associated with mortality (log-rank p < 0.001). The multivariable Cox proportional hazard analyses showed that a calcification score of 4-5 was independently associated with all-cause death in STEMI patients [hazard ratio (HR) = 2.32, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.01-5.31, p = 0.046]. The area under the ROC curve (AUC) of the calcification score was 0.67 (95% CI: 0.61-0.72), and the AUC of the GRACE score was 0.80 (95% CI: 0.75-0.84). There was no statistical difference in the predictive value between both scores for 3-year mortality in STEMI patients after PPCI (p = 0.06). Based on the NRI analysis, the calcification score showed better risk classification compared with the GRACE score (absolute NRI = 6.63%, P = 0.027). CONCLUSION The cumulative calcification score is independently associated with the long-term prognosis of STEMI patients after PPCI.
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- Yalin Cheng
- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northwell Health, Zucker School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- Instituto do Coração (InCor), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital of Annecy, Annecy, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Weishan County, Jining, Shandong, 277600, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Rout A, Duhan S, Umer M, Li M, Kalra D. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk prediction: current state-of-the-art. Heart 2023:heartjnl-2023-322928. [PMID: 37918900 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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- Amit Rout
- Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Cardiology, Sinai Health System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- Cardiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Tiansuwan N, Sasiprapha T, Jongjirasiri S, Unwanatham N, Thakkinstian A, Laothamatas J, Limpijankit T. Utility of coronary artery calcium in refining 10-year ASCVD risk prediction using a Thai CV risk score. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1264640. [PMID: 38028497 PMCID: PMC10652894 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1264640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scanning is a valuable additional tool for calculating the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. We aimed to determine if a CAC score could improve performance of a Thai CV risk score in prediction of 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk for asymptomatic patients with CV risk factors. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study that enrolled asymptomatic patients with CV risk factors who underwent CAC scans between 2005 and 2013. The patients were classified as low-, intermediate-, or high-risk (<10%, 10%-<20%, and ≥20%, respectively) of having ASCVD within 10-years based on a Thai CV risk score. In each patient, CAC score was considered as a categorical variable (0, 1-99, and ≥100) and natural-log variable to assess the risk of developing CV events (CV death, non-fatal MI, or non-fatal stroke). The C statistic and the net reclassification improvement (NRI) index were applied to assess whether CAC improved ASCVD risk prediction. Results A total of 6,964 patients were analyzed (mean age: 59.0 ± 8.4 years; 63.3% women). The majority of patients were classified as low- or intermediate-risk (75.3% and 20.5%, respectively), whereas only 4.2% were classified as high-risk. Nearly half (49.7%) of patients had a CAC score of zero (no calcifications detected), while 32.0% had scores of 1-99, and 18.3% of ≥100. In the low- and intermediate-risk groups, patients with a CAC ≥100 experienced higher rates of CV events, with hazard ratios (95% CI) of 1.95 (1.35, 2.81) and 3.04 (2.26, 4.10), respectively. Incorporation of ln(CAC + 1) into their Thai CV risk scores improved the C statistic from 0.703 (0.68, 0.72) to 0.716 (0.69, 0.74), and resulted in an NRI index of 0.06 (0.02, 0.10). To enhance the performance of the Thai CV risk score, a revision of the CV risk model was performed, incorporating ln(CAC + 1), which further increased the C statistic to 0.771 (0.755, 0.788). Conclusion The addition of CAC to traditional risk factors improved CV risk stratification and ASCVD prediction. Whether this adjustment leads to a reduction in CV events and is cost-effective will require further assessment.
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- Noppanat Tiansuwan
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Thailand
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- Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Thailand
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Thailand
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- Faculty of Heath Science Technology, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Thailand
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Ferreira AM, Lima R, Bettencourt N. The "Coming of Age" of Coronary Calcium Score? Arq Bras Cardiol 2023; 120:e20230708. [PMID: 38055540 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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- Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisboa - Portugal
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- Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina - Unidade de Investigação Cardiovascular, Porto - Portugal
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Gidding SS. Childhood Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 82:1558-1563. [PMID: 37793753 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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Screening for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in childhood remains controversial. Existing guidelines offer practitioners conflicting advice despite generally agreeing on the evidence and areas in which evidence is lacking, including a lack of long-term clinical trials demonstrating coronary event reduction as a result of screening and long-term data on statin side effects. A limitation of existing evidence-based frameworks is reliance on 1 evidence grading system to determine recommendations. However, rigorous evidence evaluation alternatives relevant to FH exist. FH is considered a tier 1 genetic condition, meaning that identification and treatment will improve health outcomes among those affected. Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the primary consequence of FH, can be considered causal for atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Incorporating these concepts into existing evidence pathways allows the inclusion of surrogate clinical trial outcomes (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduction and atherosclerosis regression) and observational data on medication safety, strengthening the evidence for pediatric screening for FH.
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- Samuel S Gidding
- Department of Genomic Health, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Fan YY, Chu C, Zhang YT, Zhao K, Liang LX, Huang JW, Zhou JX, Guo LH, Wu LY, Lin LZ, Liu RQ, Feng W, Dong GH, Zhao X. Environmental pollutant pre- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with electrocardiogram parameters disorder in adults. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 458:131832. [PMID: 37336106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Environmental pollutants exposure might disrupt cardiac function, but evidence about the associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) exposure and cardiac conduction system remains sparse. To explore the associations between serum PFASs exposure and electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters changes in adults, we recruited 1229 participants (mean age: 55.1 years) from communities of Guangzhou, China. 13 serum PFASs with detection rate > 85% were analyzed finally. We selected 6 ECG parameters [heart rate (HR), PR interval, QRS duration, Bazett heart rate-corrected QT interval (QTc), QRS electric axis and RV5 + SV1 voltage] as outcomes. Generalized linear models (GLMs) and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) model were conducted to explore the associations of individual and joint PFASs exposure and ECG parameters changes, respectively. We detected significant associations of PFASs exposure with decreased HR, QRS duration, but with increased PR interval. For example, at the 95th percentile of 6:2 Cl-PFESA, HR and QRS duration were - 6.98 [95% confidence interval (CI): - 9.07, - 4.90] and - 6.54(95% CI: -9.05, -4.03) lower, but PR interval was 7.35 (95% CI: 3.52, 11.17) longer than those at the 25th percentile. Similarly, significant joint associations were observed in HR, PR interval and QRS duration when analyzed by BKMR model.
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- Yuan-Yuan Fan
- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 510440, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Health Risk Assessment, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Won KB, Choi SY, Chun EJ, Park SH, Sung J, Jung HO, Chang HJ. Assessment of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Maintenance with the Risk of Coronary Artery Calcification Progression in Asymptomatic Metabolically Healthy Korean Adults with Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obesity. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12113770. [PMID: 37297965 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12113770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) is known to have a close association with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. Despite recent data on the benefit of intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) control in diverse clinical conditions, little is known regarding the association of normal SBP maintenance (SBPmaintain) with coronary artery calcification (CAC) progression in MHO. This study included 2724 asymptomatic adults (48.8 ± 7.8 years; 77.9% men) who had no metabolic abnormalities except overweight and obesity. Participants with normal weight (44.2%), overweight (31.6%), and obesity (24.2%) were divided into two groups: normal SBPmaintain (follow-up SBP < 120 mm Hg) and ≥elevated SBPmaintain (follow-up SBP ≥ 120 mm Hg). CAC progression was defined using the SQRT method, a difference of ≥2.5 between the square root (√) of the baseline and follow-up coronary artery calcium score. During a mean follow-up of 3.4 years, the proportion of normal SBPmaintain (76.2%, 65.2%, and 59.1%) and the incidence of CAC progression (15.0%, 21.3%, and 23.5%) was different in participants with normal weight, overweight, and obesity (all p < 0.05, respectively). The incidence of CAC progression was lower in the normal SBPmaintain group than in the ≥elevated SBPmaintain group in only participants with obesity (20.8% vs. 27.4%, p = 0.048). In multiple logistic models, compared to participants with normal weight, those with obesity had a higher risk of CAC progression. Normal SBPmaintain was independently associated with the decreased risk of CAC progression in participants with obesity. MHO had a significant association with CAC progression. Normal SBPmaintain reduced the risk of CAC progression in asymptomatic adults with MHO.
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- Ki-Bum Won
- Division of Cardiology, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang 10326, Republic of Korea
- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul 06236, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Radiology, Gangnam Heartscan Clinic, Seoul 06168, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Heart Stroke & Vascular Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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