Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Aug 2011
Necrotic core and thin cap fibrous atheroma distribution in native coronary artery lesion-containing segments: a virtual histology intravascular ultrasound study.
The aim of this study was to assess the longitudinal topographical relationships between minimal luminal area (MLA) sites and plaques with the most vulnerable characteristics using radiofrequency-based virtual histology intravascular ultrasound analysis. ⋯ In coronary artery segments with intermediate-to-severe stenosis, plaques containing maxNC are mostly located away from the MLA site and more often comprise virtual histology-characterized thin cap fibrous atheroma. Such data may carry practical implications for coronary revascularization procedures.