Coronary artery vasculitis: assessment with cardiac multi-detector computed tomography
- Authors
- Jeon, Chang Ho; Kim, Yeo Koon; Chun, Eun Ju; Kim, Jeong A.; Yong, Hwan Seok; Doo, Kyung Won; Choi, Sang Il
- Issue Date
- 6월-2015
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- Coronary artery vasculitis; Non-atherosclerotic coronary artery disease; Cardiac imaging; Multi-detector CT
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING, v.31, pp.59 - 67
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
- Volume
- 31
- Start Page
- 59
- End Page
- 67
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/93397
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10554-015-0652-8
- ISSN
- 1569-5794
- Abstract
- Coronary artery vasculitis is rare and comprises an array of inflammatory diseases. It often results in severe and life-threatening complications, including coronary artery aneurysm, coronary artery stenosis, intraluminal thrombosis, and microcirculation abnormalities. These may occur at a young age and are often silent in the early phases. Invasive coronary angiography is the gold standard for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD); however, multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) is now widely regarded as a powerful non-invasive tool for the detection of CAD. It is important for clinicians to recognize the various CT findings associated with coronary artery vasculitis in order to promote accurate diagnosis and proper patient management. The purpose of this article is to present an overview of the conditions associated with coronary artery vasculitis, with an emphasis on etiology and cardiac MDCT diagnosis of CAD. Cardiac MDCT is clinically useful and can provide information for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of coronary vasculitis.
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