Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Mar 2011
In-vivo detection of the frequency and distribution of thin-cap fibroatheroma and ruptured plaques in patients with coronary artery disease: an optical coherence tomographic study.
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and to quantify the thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) and ruptured plaques in patients with coronary artery disease using optical coherence tomography (OCT). ⋯ In this in-vivo study, we identified a higher incidence of longer TCFAs and plaque rupture sites associated with ACS.