Assessment of Coronary Atherosclerosis Progression and Regression at Bifurcations Using Combined IVUS and OCT
Author(s) -
Roberto Diletti,
Héctor M. GarcíaGarcía,
Josep GomezLara,
Salvatore Brugaletta,
Joanna J. Wykrzykowska,
Nienke van Ditzhuijzen,
Robert Jan van Geuns,
Evelyn Regar,
Giuseppe Ambrosio,
Patrick W. Serruys
Publication year - 2011
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.2011.04.007
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , fibrous cap , intravascular ultrasound , medicine , radiology , bifurcation , coronary atherosclerosis , lesion , cardiology , pathology , coronary heart disease , physics , nonlinear system , quantum mechanics
The aim of this study was to evaluate the progression of atherosclerotic coronary plaques at bifurcations, using combined intravascular ultrasound-virtual histology (IVUS-VH) and optical coherence tomography (OCT).
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