Raggi P
EBT Research Foundation, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
J Cardiovasc Risk. 2000 Apr;7(2):107-12. doi: 10.1177/204748730000700204.
Angiographic studies have demonstrated that progression of coronary artery disease can be slowed and in some cases regression obtained with appropriate medical therapies. However, coronary angiography is invasive and expensive. Detection of coronary artery calcification, a marker of atherosclerotic disease, with electron beam tomography imaging is achieved non-invasively and at a much lower cost. Therefore, this technology provides an opportunity to serially monitor the clinical effectiveness of medical therapy for coronary artery disease and could be useful for development of new therapies for atherosclerosis.
血管造影研究表明，采用适当的药物治疗可减缓冠状动脉疾病的进展，在某些情况下还可实现病情逆转。然而，冠状动脉造影具有侵入性且费用高昂。通过电子束断层扫描成像检测冠状动脉钙化（动脉粥样硬化疾病的一个标志物），则可实现无创检测，且成本要低得多。因此，这项技术为连续监测冠状动脉疾病药物治疗的临床效果提供了契机，可能有助于开发治疗动脉粥样硬化的新疗法。
