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Cademartiri F, Balestrieri A, Cau R, Punzo B, Cavaliere C, Maffei E, Saba L. Insight from imaging on plaque vulnerability: similarities and differences between coronary and carotid arteries-implications for systemic therapies. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2020; 10:1150-1162. [PMID: 32968666 DOI: 10.21037/cdt-20-528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Nowadays it is widely accepted that the rupture of the atherosclerotic plaque in coronary and carotid arteries plays a fundamental role in the development of acute myocardial infarctions or cerebrovascular events. In recent years, imaging techniques have explored, with a new level of detail, the atherosclerotic disease generating new evidences that some plaque characteristics are significantly associated to the risk of rupture and subsequent thrombosis or embolization. Moreover, the recent evidence of the anti-atherosclerotic effects determined by lipid-lowering and anti-inflammatory therapies poses a challenge for the choice of therapeutic approaches (best/optimal medical therapy vs. revascularization), maximized by the evidence that coronary and carotid atherosclerosis share common patterns but also differ regarding some important features. In this Review, we discuss the similarities and differences between coronary and carotid artery vulnerable plaque from the imaging point of view and the potential implications for systemic therapies according to the emerging evidence.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, SDN IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Area Vasta 1, ASUR Marche, Urbino (PU), Italy
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- Department of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Kobayashi Y, Lee JM, Fearon WF, Lee JH, Nishi T, Choi DH, Zimmermann FM, Jung JH, Lee HJ, Doh JH, Nam CW, Shin ES, Koo BK. Three-Vessel Assessment of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients With Clinical Suspicion of Ischemia. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.005445. [DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.117.005445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuhei Kobayashi
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
| | - William F. Fearon
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
| | - Jang Hoon Lee
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
| | - Frederik M. Zimmermann
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
| | - Ji-Hyun Jung
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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- From the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, CA (Y.K., W.F.F., T.N., D.-H.C.); Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Heart Vascular Stroke Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea (J.M.L.); Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea (J.H.L.); Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, the Netherlands (F.M.Z.); Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital,
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