Severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with a first acute coronary event: a diabetes paradox
Author(s) -
Giampaolo Niccoli,
Simona Giubilato,
Luca Di Vito,
Angelo Di Leo,
Nicola Cosentino,
Dario Pitocco,
Valeria Marco,
Giovanni Ghirlanda,
Francesco Prati,
Filippo Crea
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs393
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiovascular event , cardiology , coronary atherosclerosis , diabetes mellitus , acute coronary syndrome , event (particle physics) , myocardial infarction , coronary heart disease , endocrinology , physics , quantum mechanics
We aimed to compare coronary artery disease (CAD) at the time of a first acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in type II diabetic and non-diabetic patients by coronary angiography and by optical coherence tomography (OCT).
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