2, 3 Prior studies using serial intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to assess coronary atherosclerosis have demonstrated an association between the presence of diabetes and not only increased plaque ...
AIM To visualise the characteristics of ruptured plaques by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and to correlate plaque characteristics with clinical symptoms to establish a quantitative index of plaque ...
OBJECTIVE To determine the role of healed plaque disruption in the generation of chronic high grade coronary stenosis. METHODS Coronary arteries obtained at necropsy were perfuse fixed with formal ...
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Atherosclerosis causes the smooth, elastic lining of the coronary arteries to become hard, stiff, and swollen because of plaque. These are deposits of calcium, fats, and abnormal inflammatory ...