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Imaging of
Coronary Atherosclerosis
With Multi-Slice Computed Tomography
Gabija Pundziūtė
Cover: Sleeping wise men, Vilmantas Marcinkevičius, Vilnius, Lithuania (2004).
Linen canvas, acryl, oil, 80x70 cm.
Cover design: Vita Čepelienė, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Layout: Vita Čepelienė, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Printed by: Gildeprint, Enschede, The Netherlands.
ISBN: 9789071382956
Financial support to the costs associated with the publication of this thesis from Astra Zeneca BV, Biotronik BV, Bristol-Myers Squibb BV, Boehringer Ingelheim BV, Medtronic BV, Menarini Farma Nederland BV, Pfizer BV, St Jude Medical BV, Servier Nederland Farma BV, Toshiba Medical Systems BV, and Volcano Europe is gratefully acknowledged.
Imaging of
Coronary Atherosclerosis
With Multi-Slice Computed Tomography
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P. F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 19 maart 2009
klokke 13.45 uur
door
Gabija Pundziūtė
geboren te Kaunas, Litouwen in 1976
(Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam)
Overige leden: Prof. Dr. E. E. van der Wall Prof. Dr. M. J. Schalij Prof. Dr. J. H. C. Reiber
Dr. W. Wijns (Cardiovascular Center,
Aalst, België)
Financial support by the Netherlands Heart Foundation and J.E. Jurriaanse Stichting for the publication of this thesis is gratefully acknowledged.
To my family
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PART I Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease Chapter 2
Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-Slice Multislice ComputedTomography in the Noninvasive Evaluation of Significant
Coronary Artery Disease.
Am J Cardiol 2006;98:145-8
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Chapter 3
Gender Influence on the Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-Slice Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography for Detection of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease.Heart 2008;94:48-52
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Chapter 4
Impact of Coronary Calcium Score on Diagnostic Accuracy of Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease.J Nucl Cardiol 2007;14:36-43
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Chapter 5
Evaluation of Patients With Previous Coronary Stent Implantation With 64-Section CT.Radiology 2007;245:416-23
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Chapter 6
Head-to-Head Comparison Between Bicycle Exercise Testing and Coronary Calcium Score and Coronary Stenoses on Multi-Slice Computed Tomography.Submitted
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PART II Prognosis and Coronary Plaque Imaging Chapter 7
Prognostic Value of Multi-Slice Computed TomographyCoronary Angiography in Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:62-70
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Chapter 8
Head-to-Head Comparison of Coronary Plaque Evaluation Between Multi-Slice Computed Tomography andIntravascular Ultrasound Radiofrequency Data Analysis.
J Am Coll Cardiol Intv 2008;1:176-82
123
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Chapter 9
Evaluation of Plaque Characteristics in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Non-Invasive Assessment With Multi-Slice Computed Tomography and Invasive Evaluation With Intravascular Ultrasound Radiofrequency Data Analysis.Eur Heart J 2008;29:2373-81
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Chapter 10
Noninvasive Assessment of Plaque Characteristics With Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in Symptomatic Diabetic Patients.Diabetes Care 2007;30:1113-9
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Chapter 11
Type 2 Diabetes is Associated With More Advanced Coronary Atherosclerosis on Multislice ComputedTomography and Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound.
J Nucl Cardiol, In press
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Chapter 12
Gender-Specific Differences in Extent and Composition of Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques in Relation to Age:Non-invasive Assessment With Multi-Slice Computed Tomography and Invasive Evaluation With Gray-Scale and Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound.
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