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Coronary CT Angiography in Asymptomatic Patients: Is There Evidence For Using It?

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and their clinical management is complicated by 3 main pathophysiological factors: a) a long onset period, often decades before a clinical event; b) a silent clinical course; and c) a multifactorial and heterogeneous pathogenesis among different population subgroups. Coronary CT angiography is the best available tool for diagnosing and phenotyping coronary artery disease, whether obstructive or non-obstructive. This allows early diagnosis and monitoring of the disease, which is essential for deciding who should be treated, determining the therapeutic approach, and for better patient adherence to clinical treatment. Early and accurate diagnosis generally results in better clinical outcomes.

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Incidental Finding of Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome

Marcelo Bellini Dalio et al. Milton Sérgio Bohatch Júnior Tércio Ferreira de Oliveira Maurício Serra Ribeiro Edwaldo Edner Joviliano

A 49-year-old woman presented with a progressive history of bilateral buttock and calf intermittent claudication, reaching a walking distance of 10 m. She was a smoker and had hypertension. She had no history of venous thrombosis, leg edema, varicose veins, or signs of chronic venous disease. Her femoral pulses were absent. Computed tomography angiography showed occlusion of the infrarenal aorta with recanalization of both iliac arteries. Interestingly, the right common iliac artery compressed the left common iliac vein, which was enlarged ( ). Left-sided dilated pelvic collaterals were observed: uterine and gonadal veins ( ). There was no compression on the left renal vein.

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Coronary CT Angiography in Asymptomatic Patients: Is There Evidence For Using It?

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Incidental Finding of Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome

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