Topological Data Analysis of Coronary Plaques Demonstrates the Natural History of Coronary Atherosclerosis
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
This study sought to identify distinct patient groups and their association with outcome based on the patient similarity network using quantitative coronary plaque characteristics from coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA).
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Hwang D, Kim HJ, Lee SP, Lim S, Koo BK, Kim YJ, Kook W, Andreini D, Al-Mallah MH, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Chinnaiyan K, Choi JH, Conte E, Marques H, de Araújo Gonçalves P, Gottlieb I, Hadamitzky M, Leipsic JA, Maffei E, Pontone G, Raff GL, Shin S, Lee BK, Chun EJ, Sung JM, Lee SE, Berman DS, Lin FY, Virmani R, Samady H, Stone PH, Narula J, Bax JJ, Shaw LJ, Min JK, Chang HJ. Topological Data Analysis of Coronary Plaques Demonstrates the Natural History of Coronary Atherosclerosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2021 Jan 7;S1936-878X(20)31014-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.11.009.