TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging subclinical atherosclerosis
T2 - Is It Ready for Prime Time? A Review
AU - Fernández-Friera, Leticia
AU - Ibáñez, Borja
AU - Fuster, Valentín
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014.
PY - 2014/10/4
Y1 - 2014/10/4
N2 - Imaging subclinical atherosclerosis holds the promise of individualized cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment. The large arsenal of noninvasive imaging techniques available today is playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and monitoring of subclinical atherosclerosis. However, there is a debate about the advisability of clinical screens for subclinical atherosclerosis and which modality is the most appropriate for monitoring risk and atherosclerosis progression. This article offers an overview of the traditional and emerging noninvasive imaging modalities used to detect early atherosclerosis, surveys population studies addressing the value of subclinical atherosclerosis detection, and also examines guideline recommendations for their clinical implementation. The clinical relevance of this manuscript lies in the potential of current imaging technology to improve CV risk prediction based on traditional risk factors and the present recommendations for subclinical atherosclerosis assessment. Noninvasive imaging will also help to identify individuals at high CV who would benefit from intensive prevention or therapeutic interventions.
AB - Imaging subclinical atherosclerosis holds the promise of individualized cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment. The large arsenal of noninvasive imaging techniques available today is playing an increasingly important role in the diagnosis and monitoring of subclinical atherosclerosis. However, there is a debate about the advisability of clinical screens for subclinical atherosclerosis and which modality is the most appropriate for monitoring risk and atherosclerosis progression. This article offers an overview of the traditional and emerging noninvasive imaging modalities used to detect early atherosclerosis, surveys population studies addressing the value of subclinical atherosclerosis detection, and also examines guideline recommendations for their clinical implementation. The clinical relevance of this manuscript lies in the potential of current imaging technology to improve CV risk prediction based on traditional risk factors and the present recommendations for subclinical atherosclerosis assessment. Noninvasive imaging will also help to identify individuals at high CV who would benefit from intensive prevention or therapeutic interventions.
KW - Cardiovascular prevention
KW - Noninvasive imaging
KW - Screening
KW - Subclinical atherosclerosis
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U2 - 10.1007/s12265-014-9582-4
DO - 10.1007/s12265-014-9582-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 25119855
AN - SCOPUS:84928437524
SN - 1937-5387
VL - 7
SP - 623
EP - 634
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research
IS - 7
ER -