Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessment by Coronary CT Angiography in Asymptomatic Diabetic Population: A Critical Systematic Review of the Literature and Future Perspectives

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Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) showing three-vessel disease. (a) Left anterior descending (LAD) artery. White arrows indicate a long, mixed, and severely obstructive plaque at proximal-middle LAD. White arrowhead shows a noncalcified, nonseverely obstructive plaque at the origin of left main artery (LM). (b) Right coronary artery (RCA). White arrow indicates a mixed and nonseverely obstructive plaque at middle RCA. White arrowhead shows a noncalcified, severely obstructive plaque at proximal RCA. (c) Left circumflex artery (LCx). White arrows indicate a long, mixed, and severely obstructive plaque at proximal-middle LCx. Black arrowhead shows a noncalcified, nonseverely obstructive plaque at the origin of LCx.

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