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Fig. 1 | Clinical Hypertension

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From: The cardiovascular risk factors associated with the plaque pattern on coronary computed tomographic angiography in subjects for health check-up

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Flow diagram. Group 1 (e.g., normal lumen / no plaque) represented as “normal” coronary arteries: CACS = 0 & normal CCTA; Group 2 (e.g., <25% lumen / “non-calcified or soft” plaque): CACS = 0 & CCTA of minimal disease (luminal diameter <25%); Group 3 (e.g., <25% lumen or plaque with negligible impact on lumen / “calcified” plaque): CACS >0 & normal CCTA (CACS rage in our data: 0.42–7.9); Group 4 (e.g., <25% lumen / “mixed” plaque): CACS ≤ 10 & CCTA of minimal disease (luminal diameter <25%); Group 5 the subjects with CACS >10 or more than mild (≥25%) luminal stenosis [1618]. CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; BMI, body mass index; CACS, coronary artery calcium score; CCTA, coronary computed tomographic angiography

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