Superficial calcified nodules and post-stenting micro-dissections imaged through 3-dimensional optical coherence tomography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Porto, Italo ^a   Di Vito, Luca ^a   Burzotta, Francesco ^a   Biasucci, Luigi M ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

3 dimensional reconstruction; Calcified nodule; Dissection; Optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE MB; EVEROLIMUS;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; LETTER; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 84863632015     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.10.136     Document Type: Article

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