Optical coherence tomography guidance in management of acute coronary syndrome caused by plaque erosion

Circulation Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 302-308

  Jia, Haibo ^a,b   Kubo, Takashi ^c   Akasaka, Takashi ^c   Yu, Bo ^a,b  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Optical coherence tomography; Plaque erosion

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; TICAGRELOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOSCOPY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CELL INFILTRATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISSECTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEMATOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLAQUE EROSION; PREMENOPAUSE; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VASCULAR REMODELING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 85041093615     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.CJ-17-1373     Document Type: Review

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