Coronary artery dominance influences the distribution of calcified plaques in the coronary tree
Although coronary dominance does not influence overall plaque burden of atherosclerosis, it affects calcified plaque distribution. The left dominant system is associated with a higher proportion of calcified plaque in the LAD, potentially heightening the risk of adverse cardiovascular events.
Authors
- Leili Pourafkari
- Salman Ansari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9904-5406)
- April Kinninger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2720-3508)
- Matthew Jay Budoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9616-1946)
Institutions
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mca.0000000000001500
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00