Optical coherence tomography features of angiographic complex and smooth lesions in acute coronary syndromes

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 927-934

  Refaat, Hesham ^a,b   Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Gramegna, Mario ^a   Montone, Rocco A ^a   Burzotta, Francesco ^a   Leone, Antonio M ^a   Trani, Carlo ^a   Ammar, Ahmed S ^b   Elsherbiny, Islam A ^b   Scalone, Giancarla ^a   Prati, Francesco ^c,d   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Fondazione Onlus   (Italy)

^d SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Complex lesions; Optical coherence tomography; Plaque rupture; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; LIPID;

ABSENCE OF COMPLICATIONS; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THIN CAP FIBROATHEROMA; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FIBROSIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RADIOGRAPHY; RUPTURE; SCINTISCANNING; THROMBOSIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; THROMBOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84930042037     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 15730743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-015-0632-z     Document Type: Article

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