Low thigh muscle mass is associated with coronary artery stenosis among
*Computed Tomography Angiography; *Tomography; Aged; Atherosclerotic; Body Composition; Chi-Square Distribution; Coronary Angiography/*methods; Coronary Artery Disease/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology; Coronary artery stenosis; Coronary atherosclerosis; Coronary Stenosis/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/pathology; Coronary Vessels/*diagnostic imaging/pathology; Cross-Sectional Studies; HIV Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology; HIV-infection; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Muscle; Muscle mass; Odds Ratio; Plaque; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenia/*diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/physiopathology; Skeletal/*diagnostic imaging/physiopathology; Thigh; United States/epidemiology; X-Ray Computed
BACKGROUND: HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for both sarcopenia and cardiovascular disease. Whether an association between low muscle mass and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) exists, and if it is modified by HIV serostatus, are unknown. METHODS: We performed cross-sectional analysis of 513 male MACS participants (72% HIV-infected) who underwent mid-thigh computed tomography (CT) and non-contrast cardiac CT for coronary artery calcium (CAC) during 2010-2013. Of these, 379 also underwent coronary CT angiography for non-calcified coronary plaque (NCP) and obstructive coronary stenosis \textgreater/=50%. Multivariable-adjusted Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence risk ratios of associations between low muscle mass (\textless20th percentile of the
Tibuakuu Martin; Zhao Di; Saxena Ankita; Brown Todd T; Jacobson Lisa P; Palella Frank J Jr; Witt Mallory D; Koletar Susan L; Margolick Joseph B; Guallar Eliseo; Korada Sai Krishna C; Budoff Matthew J; Post Wendy S; Michos Erin D
Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography
2018
2018-04
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2018.01.007" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jcct.2018.01.007</a>
Pseudocoarction of the aorta and crossed fused ectopic kidney assessed by multidetector computed tomography
Radiology; aorta; Cardiovascular System & Cardiology; Medical Imaging; Crossed fused ectopic kidney; Pseudocoarctation; Nuclear Medicine &
Aortic pseudocoarctation is a congenital abnormality consisting of an elongated aortic arch with a kink at level of the isthmus. However, unlike coarctation, significant flow obstruction is not associated with pseudocoarctation, although there is an increased incidence other cardiovascular anomalies. This case demonstrates the use of multidetector CT as part of the clinical evaluation of a 49-year-old male with suspected aortic coarctation, leading to the final diagnosis of pseudocoarctation, as well as the incidental discovery of a crossed fused ectopic kidney. (c) 2010 Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. All rights reserved.
Bolen M A; Tandon N S; Roselli E E
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
2010
2010-11
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcct.2010.09.003" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.jcct.2010.09.003</a>