Impact of statin therapy on coronary plaque composition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of virtual histology intravascular ultrasound studies

BMC Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Banach, Maciej ^a   Serban, Corina ^b   Sahebkar, Amirhossein ^c,d   Mikhailidis, Dimitri P ^e   Ursoniu, Sorin ^b   Ray, Kausik K ^f   Rysz, Jacek ^a   Toth, Peter P ^g,h   Muntner, Paul ⁱ   Mosteoru, Svetlana ^b   García García, Hector M ^j,k   Hovingh, G Kees ^l   Kastelein, John J P ^l   Serruys, Patrick W ^f,j  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g CGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^j ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^k CARDIALYSIS   (Netherlands)

^l UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

Statin therapy; Statins; VH IVUS; Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DENSE CALCIUM VOLUME; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL ELASTIC MEMBRANE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PLAQUE VOLUME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TISSUE NECROSIS; VIRTUAL HISTOLOGY INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84941904335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-015-0459-4     Document Type: Article

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