In vivo virtual histology intravascular ultrasound correlates of risk factors for sudden coronary death in men: Results from the prospective, multi-centre virtual histology intravascular ultrasound registry

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 2141-2147

  Missel, Eduardo ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^a,b   Carlier, Stephane G ^a   Qian, Jie ^a   Shan, Shoujie ^a   Castellanos, Celia ^a   Kaple, Ryan ^a   Biro, Sinan ^a   Fahy, Martin ^a   Moses, Jeffrey W ^a   Stone, Gregg W ^a   Leon, Martin B ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium; Necrotic core; Sudden death; Ultrasonics; Virtual histology; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECROTIC CORE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; SUDDEN DEATH; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOTAL CHOLESTEROL TO HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL RATIO; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 50849143164     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn293     Document Type: Article

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