Predictors of Plaque Rupture Within Nonculprit Fibroatheromas in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes
Author(s) -
Bo Zheng,
Gary S. Mintz,
John McPherson,
Bernard De Bruyne,
Naim Farhat,
Steven P. Marso,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Gregg W. Stone,
Akiko Maehara
Publication year - 2015
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.2015.06.014
Subject(s) - medicine , ostium , intravascular ultrasound , cardiology , confidence interval , odds ratio , percutaneous coronary intervention , vulnerable plaque , lesion , acute coronary syndrome , radiology , surgery , myocardial infarction
The study sought to examine the relative importance of lesion location versus vessel area and plaque burden in predicting plaque rupture within nonculprit fibroatheromas (FAs) in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
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