Open AccessCoronary Embolization Following Balloon Dilation of Lipid-Core Plaques
Author(s) -
James A. Goldstein,
Cindy L. Grines,
Tim A. Fischell,
Renu Virmani,
David G. Rizik,
James E. Muller,
Simon Dixon
Publication year - 2009
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.2009.10.003
Subject(s) - dilation (metric space) , balloon dilation , balloon , medicine , embolization , cardiology , radiology , mathematics , combinatorics
balloon dilation of a coronary stenosis containing a lipid core plaque (LCP) may be complicated by distal embolization of plaque contents, leading to slow or no-reflow and peri-stenting myocardial infarction (MI) ([1][1]). Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (LipiScan Coronary Imaging System,
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