Prognostic impact of high-risk plaque morphology and impaired physiology in untreated non-culprit coronary lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis
High-risk plaque morphology and impaired physiology were independently associated with adverse outcomes in untreated NCLs, while their coexistence identified lesions at highest risk. An integrated morpho-functional assessment may improve risk stratification in multivessel coronary artery disease.
Authors
- Vincenzo De Sio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1609-4684)
- Flavio Giuseppe Biccirè (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-6596)
- Arturo Cesaro
- Vincenzo Acerbo
- Maria Grazia Monaco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2703-4232)
- Paolo Calabrò
- Felice Gragnano
- Francesco Prati
- Antonio Capolongo
- Francesco Pelliccia
- Dobromir Dobrev
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata (IT)
- Montreal Heart Institute (CA)
- Ospedale Sant'Anna (IT)
- West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen (DE)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJC Heart & Vasculature
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2026.101895
- Primary Topic
- Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00