Size of emptied plaque cavity following spontaneous rupture is related to coronary dimensions, not to the degree of lumen narrowing. A study with intravascular ultrasound in vivo

Heart

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 483-488

  Von Birgelen, C ^a   Erbel, R ^a   Klinkhart, W ^a   Mintz, G S ^b   Wieneke, H ^a   Baumgart, D ^a   Haude, M ^a   Bartel, T ^a   Sack, S ^a   Ge, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravascular ultrasound; Plaque rupture; Remodelling; Ultrasonic scanning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CALCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCER;

EID: 0033781414     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.84.5.483     Document Type: Article

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