Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	110899
Country	Russia

Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Femoral artery plaque: A simple ultrasound clue for severe coronary stenosis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nadezhda G Gumanova, Dmitry K Vasilyev, Alexandre A A Mols, Oxana M Drapkina and Anton R Kiselev
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Corresponding Author	Anton R Kiselev, Head, Professor, Coordinating Center for Fundamental Research, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Petroverigsky per., 10, Str. 3, Moscow 101990, Russia. antonkis@list.ru
Key Words	Coronary heart disease; Ultrasound; Atherosclerosis; Gensini score; Femoral plaques; Coronary stenosis, Diagnostic test, Peripheral atherosclerosis
Core Tip	With rising angiography costs and risks, we explored whether a 5-minute femoral ultrasound could predict who truly needs it. We have analyzed associations between atherosclerosis of peripheral arteries detected by ultrasound and coronary stenosis detected by angiography with evaluation of the extent of coronary lesions using the Gensini score. A femoral plaque ≥ 70% flagged severe coronary stenosis as reliably as many blood tests (area under curve 0.93 with 93% sensitivity and 90% specificity), like troponin for myocardial infarction.
Citation	Gumanova NG, Vasilyev DK, Mols AAA, Drapkina OM, Kiselev AR. Femoral artery plaque: A simple ultrasound clue for severe coronary stenosis. World J Cardiol 2025; In press

Received	2025-06-18 09:32
Peer-Review Started	2025-06-18 09:32
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Return for Revision	2025-07-02 08:28
Revised	2025-07-07 10:44
Second Decision	2025-10-24 02:43
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2025-10-24 09:49
Articles in Press	2025-10-24 09:49
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