Plaque rupture and intact fibrous cap assessed by optical coherence tomography portend different outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 1377-1384

  Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Montone, Rocco A ^a   Di Vito, Luca ^b,c   Gramegna, Mario ^a   Refaat, Hesham ^a,d   Scalone, Giancarla ^a   Leone, Antonio M ^a   Trani, Carlo ^a   Burzotta, Francesco ^a   Porto, Italo ^a   Aurigemma, Cristina ^a   Prati, Francesco ^b,c   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN GIOVANNI ADDOLORATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CLI Foundation   (Italy)

^d ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Optical coherence tomography; Plaque rupture; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTACT FIBROUS CAP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PLAQUE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930813449     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv029     Document Type: Article

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