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A Promising Pathway Toward Mitigation and Eradication of Coronary Artery Disease

Karlsberg RP, Cho GW, Aldana-Bitar J. A Promising Pathway Toward Mitigation and Eradication of Coronary Artery Disease. Cardiol Res. 2024 Dec;15(6):415-424. doi: 10.14740/cr1721. Epub 2024[...]

By sjmartinez • December 19, 2024
Effect of tirzepatide on the progression of coronary atherosclerosis using MDCT: Rationale and design of the Tirzepatide treatment on coronary atherosclerosis progression: The (T-PLAQUE) randomized-controlled trial design: tirzepatide and plaque

Hamid H, Bagheri M, Benzing T, Krishnan S, Kianoush S, Ichikawa K, Ghanem AK, Javier D, Iskander B, Aldana-Bitar J, Budoff MJ. Effect of tirzepatide[...]

By sjmartinez • August 28, 2024
Technical Recommendations for Computed Tomography Guidance of Intervention in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract: Native RVOT, Conduits and Bioprosthetic Valves: A White Paper of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS), and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI)

Han BK, Garcia S, Aboulhosn J, Blanke P, Martin MH, Zahn E, Crean A, Overman D, Craig CH, Hanneman K, Semple T, Armstrong A. Technical[...]

By sjmartinez • August 12, 2024
High-output heart failure due to a giant left circumflex coronary aneurysm with a left atrial fistula and atrial septal defect: a case report

Lee M, Thomas M, Joodi G, Koppula A, Soverow J. High-output heart failure due to a giant left circumflex coronary aneurysm with a left atrial[...]

By sjmartinez • May 8, 2024
Colchicine and plaque: A focus on atherosclerosis imaging

Aldana-Bitar J, Golub IS, Moore J, Krishnan S, Verghese D, Manubolu VS, Benzing T, Ichikawa K, Hamal S, Kianoush S, Anderson LR, Ramirez NR, Leipsic[...]

By sjmartinez • March 1, 2024
Technical recommendations for computed tomography guidance of intervention in the right ventricular outflow tract: Native RVOT, conduits and bioprosthetic valves:: A white paper of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS), and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI)

Han BK, Garcia S, Aboulhosn J, Blanke P, Martin MH, Zahn E, Crean A, Overman D, Craig CH, Hanneman K, Semple T, Armstrong A. Technical[...]

By sjmartinez • February 26, 2024
Technical Recommendations for Computed Tomography Guidance of Intervention in the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract: Native RVOT, Conduits, and Bioprosthetic Valves

Han BK, Garcia S, Aboulhosn J, Blanke P, Martin MH, Zahn E, Crean A, Overman D, Hamilton Craig C, Hanneman K, Semple T, Armstrong A.[...]

By sjmartinez • August 31, 2023
Technical recommendations for computed tomography guidance of intervention in the right ventricular outflow tract: Native RVOT conduits and bioprosthetic valves:: A white paper of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society (CHSS), and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI)

Han BK, Garcia S, Aboulhosn J, Blanke P, Martin MH, Zahn E, Crean A, Overman D, Craig CH, Hanneman K, Semple T, Armstrong A. Technical[...]

By sjmartinez • July 31, 2023
Prognostic value of Coronary artery calcium score for the prediction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in participants with suspected nonalcoholic hepatic steatosis: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Ichikawa K, Hansen S, Manubolu VS, Pourafkari L, Fazlalizadeh H, Aldana-Bitar J, VanWagner LB, Krishnan S, Budoff MJ. Prognostic value of Coronary artery calcium score[...]

By sjmartinez • July 31, 2023
Regression and stabilization of atherogenic plaques

Aldana-Bitar J MD, Bhatt DL MD, MPH, Budoff MJ MD. Regression and stabilization of atherogenic plaques. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Jul 24:S1050-1738(23)00063-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2023.07.002. Epub[...]

By sjmartinez • July 27, 2023