A clinical study of coronary computed tomographic angiography in the diagnostic performance, risk assessment and guidance of treatment for coronary heart disease

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance, risk assessment, and treatment-guiding value of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods The diagnostic value of CCTA for CHD was assessed by analyzing key parameters incl...

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Main Authors: Haijun Li, Yanan Xie, Shujun Wang, Daiwei Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Hypertension
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10641963.2025.2524104
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Summary:Objective This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance, risk assessment, and treatment-guiding value of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD).Methods The diagnostic value of CCTA for CHD was assessed by analyzing key parameters including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. Additionally, the diagnostic relevance of specific CCTA-derived metrics was explored. Patients with confirmed CHD underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) within one year after PCI were recorded. Differences in CCTA parameters between patients with and without MACE were compared. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted to identify independent risk factors for post-PCI MACE.Results CCTA demonstrated high diagnostic value for CHD. Compared to the control group, patients with CHD exhibited significantly greater plaque length, total plaque volume, calcified plaque volume, lipid plaque volume, plaque burden, and coronary diameter stenosis, along with a smaller minimum lumen area. These imaging features were predictive of CHD. Relative to the non-MACE group (n = 69), the MACE group (n = 56) had higher plaque length, total plaque volume, plaque burden, and coronary diameter stenosis rate, and smaller minimum lumen area. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified plaque burden, coronary diameter stenosis, and hypertension serve as independent predictors for adverse cardiovascular events following PCI in CHD patients.Conclusion CCTA is a valuable noninvasive modality for the diagnosis of CHD, risk assessment, and optimization of treatment strategies, particularly in predicting adverse outcomes following PCI.
ISSN:1064-1963
1525-6006