Plaque rupture and morphological characteristics of the culprit lesion in acute coronary syndromes without significant angiographic lesion: Analysis by intravascular ultrasound

Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angeiologie

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-26

  Ouldzein, H ^a   Elbaz, M ^a   Roncalli, J ^a   Cagnac, R ^a   Carrie D ^a   Puel, J ^a   Alibelli Chemarin, M J ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Arterial remodeling; Intravascular ultrasound; Plaque rupture

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLAQUE RUPTURE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RUPTURE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857041623     PISSN: 00033928     EISSN: 17683181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2011.07.011     Document Type: Article

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