冠状动脉计算机断层扫描用于免疫媒介炎症疾病中的心血管风险评估

Marta Peverelli1, Robert T Maughan2, Deepa Gopalan3,4

  • 1Section of Cardiorespiratory Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.

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概括

免疫媒介性炎症性疾病 (IMIDs) 增加心血管疾病 (CVD) 的风险,通常被标准工具低估. 冠状动脉CT血管造影 (CTCA) 可以改善IMID患者的风险评估,有助于针对性干预.

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