Can Plaque Erosion Be Visualized by High-Definition Intravascular Ultrasound?

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2020 Apr 13;13(7):e57-e61. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.10.036. Epub 2019 Dec 25.

Authors

Javier Cuesta¹, Paula Antuña¹, César Jiménez¹, Fernando Rivero¹, Teresa Bastante¹, Marcos García-Guimaraes¹, Fernando Alfonso²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
² Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: falf@hotmail.com.

PMID: 31883724
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.10.036

No abstract available

Keywords: Intravascular ultrasound; optical coherence tomography; plaque erosion; plaque rupture.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessels / pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction / pathology
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Predictive Value of Tests
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / diagnostic imaging*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / pathology
Tomography, Optical Coherence
Ultrasonography, Interventional*