The Association Between Plaque Characterization by CT Angiography and Post-Procedural Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Elective Stent Implantation
Author(s) -
Tadayuki Uetani,
Tetsuya Amano,
Ayako Kunimura,
Soichiro Kumagai,
Hirohiko Ando,
Kiminobu Yokoi,
Tomohiro Yoshida,
Bunichi Kato,
Masataka Kato,
Nobuyuki Marui,
Michio Nanki,
Tatsuaki Matsubara,
Hideki Ishii,
Hideo Izawa,
Toyoaki Murohara
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.09.016
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , stent , lumen (anatomy) , radiology , timi , nuclear medicine , lesion , angiography , vulnerable plaque , cardiology , surgery
This study sought to evaluate the association between volumetric characterization of target lesions by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography and the risk of post-procedural myocardial injury after elective stent implantation.
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