Researchers have developed a new AI method that can automatically detect plaque erosion in arteries using OCT images. This type of erosion can block blood flow to the heart, leading to a heart ...

The mechanism is usually plaque rupture causing thrombus; however, plaque erosion or progressive hemodynamic stenosis can contribute as well. Some rare causes of inferior myocardial infarctions ...

With “plaque rupture” or “plaque erosion,” the thin fibrous cap covering the plaque is disrupted or ulcerated. This exposes the blood flow to tissue factor, activates the clotting cascade ...