In Vivo optical coherence tomography visualization of intraplaque neovascularization at the site of coronary vasospasm: A case report

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Tsujita, Kenichi ^a   Kaikita, Koichi ^a   Araki, Satoshi ^a   Yamada, Toshihiro ^a   Nagamatsu, Suguru ^a   Yamanaga, Kenshi ^a   Sakamoto, Kenji ^a   Kojima, Sunao ^a   Hokimoto, Seiji ^a   Ogawa, Hisao ^a,b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Neovascularization; Optical coherence tomography; Vasospasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VASOSPASM; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84997096280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12872-016-0408-y     Document Type: Article

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