Diagnostic Imaging Department, Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt.
Int J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 6;132(1):25-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.08.028. Epub 2008 Sep 20.
Medical practice is moving fast towards non-invasive and non-surgical disease management. While significant progress has been made with coronary artery disease prevention, MDCT stands as an ideal non-invasive tool for its progression. It accurately assesses both arterial lumen and wall disease. Although the main concern of current cardiology practice is the coronary stenotic disease, arterial wall calcification itself may significantly contribute to patients' symptoms. Thus, in addition to the beneficial use of MDCT in patients with mild to moderate risk for coronary disease, the unique information it provides on wall disease may assist the management of symptomatic patients with no flow-limiting lesions.
医学实践正在快速向非侵入性和非手术疾病管理方向发展。虽然在预防冠状动脉疾病方面已经取得了重大进展，但 MDCT 作为一种理想的非侵入性工具，可用于其进展的评估。它可以准确评估动脉管腔和壁疾病。虽然当前心脏病学实践的主要关注点是冠状动脉狭窄性疾病，但动脉壁钙化本身可能会显著影响患者的症状。因此，除了 MDCT 在轻度至中度冠心病风险患者中的有益应用外，它提供的关于壁疾病的独特信息可能有助于管理无血流限制病变但有症状的患者。
