Christos Bourantas

Apr 14, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Christos Bourantas

Editorial on the Research TopicAdvances in predicting future adverse coronary events: the role of cardiovascular imaging and coronary physiology indices Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide (1). CAD is the consequence of a multistep and multifactorial process, in which chronic inflammation is involved at every stage.

Mar 2, 2023 | frontiersin.org | Helmholtz Zentrum München |Ludwig Maximilian |Christos Bourantas

Editorial on the Research TopicResearch topic for frontiers in cardiovascular medicine: non-invasive sensing and imaging techniques for cardiometabolic diseases Management of cardiometabolic diseases consists one of the biggest challenges in medicine. The heterogeneity of such diseases renders their clinical management complex and the development of tools for assessment of specific treatment effects necessary.

Feb 22, 2023 | octnews.org | Christos Bourantas |Jouke Dijkstra |Masafumi Ono |Patrick W. Serruys

Multimodality Imaging to Detect Vulnerable Plaque in Coronary Arteries and Its Clinical Application (Book Chapter)May 19, 2018 | Cardiology, Textbooks | Erasmus UniversityPostmortem studies have described the association between the thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) and the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Both noninvasive and invasive techniques have been refined and used as a research tool to visualize the plaque at a high risk of disruption.