Association between absolute blood eosinophil count and carotid plaque and coronary artery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) In a large, ethnically diverse US population, blood eosinophil count was associated with carotid arterial plaque and coronary artery calcium presence and s

The February 2026 issue of #JLB kicks off with "Association between absolute blood #Eosinophil count and #CarotidPlaque and #CoronaryArtery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of #Atherosclerosis (MESA)" by Nyla Mathis, Mats Johansson and colleagues @uw-medicine.bsky.social

A narrative review of vascular conduits for coronary artery bypass grafting
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#vascular #Coronaryartery
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"New at JCAT-radiology
'The Predictive Value of Multiparameter Characteristics of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography for Coronary Stent Implantation'
Nov/Dec 25 tinyurl.com/3p46c8pc Au: Xiaodie Xu et al.
#CardiacCT #coronaryArtery #AI

SFD-Mamba2Net Boosts Coronary Artery Segmentation Accuracy

SFD‑Mamba2Net outperformed state‑of‑the‑art methods on eight segmentation metrics, achieving the highest true positive rate for stenosis detection in ICA images. getnews.me/sfd-mamba2net-boosts-cor... #coronaryartery #segmentation #medicalai

"New at JCAT-radiology
'Incremental Value of Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Radiomics Models in Identifying Vulnerable Plaques'
May/Jun 25 dlvr.it/TKpN9K Au: Jinke Zhu et al.
#cardiac #coronaryArtery"

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'Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Using an Optimal Acquisition Time Window Based on Heart Rate Determined During Breath-Holding Following Free Breathing'
Mar/Apr 2025 dlvr.it/TK78Sv Au: Zi-Yan Liu et al.
#CT #CoronaryArtery

that usually appears causing difficulties w/a person much earlier in life: #MyocardialBridge. With this heart defect a fetus dev w/a portion of their #CoronaryArtery IN Their #HeartMuscle instead of ON the Heart. So as the Heart Beats it #CompressesTheArtery, REDUCING O2 to Lungs. Now I Can't Walk..

"New at JCAT-radiology
'Evaluation of Pericoronary Fat Attenuation Index to Better Identify Culprit Lesions in Acute Coronary Syndrome According to Stenosis Severity'
Jan/Feb 25 dlvr.it/THVcc6 Au: Lili Li et al.
#coronaryArtery #CT #fat

Sex differences in the functional morphology of coronary arteries in embryonic mice | American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology Sex differences in the development and progression of cardiovascular disease manifest across multiple life stages. These differences are associated with variations in cardiovascular morphology and function between the sexes. Although estrogens and sex hormones are associated with sex differences in cardiovascular diseases in reproductive adults, the molecular mechanisms of cardiovascular sex differences during development are largely unknown. Thus, we investigated sex differences in cardiovascular development. We used a newly developed coronary arteriogram system to visualize the morphology of the coronary arteries in murine anterior surface ventricles at embryonic day 17.5 by injecting nanoparticle ink at a constant pressure. No sex difference was found in the length of ventricle. Based on the boundary value of the distribution of that length, the hearts were divided into “long” and “short” groups and the diameters of the left coronary arteries were analyzed. The mean diameter of the coronary arteries was significantly smaller in females than in males only in the group with the longer length of ventricle. This ventricular size-specific sex difference was observed in the presence of vasodilators such as NOC7 (1-Hydroxy-2-oxo-3-(N-methyl-3-aminopropyl)-3-methyl-1-triazene). When NOC7 was perfused into the left coronary arteries of embryonic day 17.5 mice, females with longer ventricles showed larger left coronary arteries than males. These sex differences in vasodilation capacity suggest that factors related to drug reactivity such as signaling pathways are present at a late embryonic stage. These results indicate that sex differences in the functional morphology of the left coronary arteries exist at a late embryonic stage in mice. NEW & NOTEWORTHY This study introduces a novel coronary angiography method for analyzing murine embryonic hearts, revealing sex differences in coronary artery morphology and contractile function in the late stage of the fetal period. By categorizing heart components based on size, we unveil nuanced insights into sexual dimorphism during this critical fetal period. This work contributes insights into the early origins of sexual dimorphism in coronary vessels, laying the foundation for further understanding of cardiovascular development.

#ArticleInPress
Sex Differences in The Functional Morphology of Coronary Arteries in Embryonic Mice
~ Nagasawa et al. #APS🧪

#SexAsBiologicalVariable #SABV #SexDifferences #CoronaryArtery

#SpatialTranscriptomics #Visium #CoronaryArtery #Atherosclerosis

Encompassing view of spatial & single-cell RNA-seq renews the role of the microvasculature in human atherosclerosis 🤠

#EndothelialCell - #Pericyte interactions in #Atherosclerosis

#bioRxiv 2023
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Coronary arterial inflammation linked to high cardiac event risk even without CAD Researchers in The Lancet highlight coronary arterial inflammation's role in increasing major adverse cardiac events and cardiovascular deaths, irrespective of coronary artery disease presence.

Coronary arterial inflammation linked to high cardiac event risk even without CAD ❤️🫀🔬 www.news-medical.net/news/2024060... #Cardiac #Health #HeartDisease #CoronaryArtery #Inflammation #AI #Health #FAIScore #HeartRisk #CardioResearch

Kawasaki Disease in the Time of COVID-19 and MIS-C: The International Kawasaki Disease Registry Patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and Kawasaki disease (KD) have overlapping clinical features. We compared demographics, clinical presentation, management, and outco...

#SARSCoV2 Positive/Possible patients had more severe presentations & required more intensive management, with a greater likelihood of #ventriculardysfunction but less severe #coronaryartery adverse outcomes, in keeping with MIS-C

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Thanks @JACCJournals for publishing @goKDIGO Controversies Conf report, ‘Chronic #KidneyDisease & #CoronaryArtery Disease (CAD)’. Honored to be part of #KidneyTransplant workgroup. Future research should refine CAD #risk prediction & mgmt to improve #transplant care. @SLUHospital

Thanks @JACCJournals for publishing @goKDIGO Controversies Conf report, ‘Chronic #KidneyDisease & #CoronaryArtery Disease (CAD)’. Honored to be part of #KidneyTransplant workgroup. Future research should refine CAD #risk prediction & mgmt to improve #transplant care. @SLUHospital