NON-CULPRIT PLAQUES IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME (ACS) HAVE MORE VULNERABLE FEATURES COMPARED TO THOSE WITH NON-ACS: A 3 VESSEL OCT STUDY
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Nonculprit plaques in patients with acute coronary syndromes have more vulnerable features compared with those with non-acute coronary syndromes: a 3-vessel optical coherence tomography study.
BACKGROUND Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have a higher incidence of recurrent ischemic events. The aim of this study was to compare the plaque characteristics of nonculprit lesions between ACS and non-ACS patients using optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients who had 3-vessel OCT imaging were selected from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60408-2