Clinical Significance of Echo Signal Attenuation on Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease | Zendy

Shigeki Kimura | Zendy; Tsunekazu Kakuta | Zendy; Taishi Yonetsu | Zendy; Asami Suzuki | Zendy; Yoshito Iesaka | Zendy; Hideomi Fujiwara | Zendy; Mitsuaki Isobe | Zendy

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Clinical Significance of Echo Signal Attenuation on Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Author(s) -

Shigeki Kimura,

Tsunekazu Kakuta,

Taishi Yonetsu,

Asami Suzuki,

Yoshito Iesaka,

Hideomi Fujiwara,

Mitsuaki Isobe

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular interventions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621

H-Index - 95

eISSN - 1941-7632

pISSN - 1941-7640

DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.108.821124

Subject(s) - medicine , timi , intravascular ultrasound , cardiology , percutaneous coronary intervention , thrombolysis , myocardial infarction , coronary artery disease , atherectomy , angina , odds ratio , radiology , stent , restenosis

Atherosclerotic plaque that shows echo signal attenuation (EA) without associated bright echoes is sometimes observed by intravascular ultrasound but its clinical significance remains unclear. We investigated the impact of EA on coronary perfusion and evaluated the pathological features of plaque with EA.

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