Clinical imaging of the vulnerable plaque in the coronary arteries: new intracoronary diagnostic methods
| Autor: | Paolo Ortolani, Evelyn Regar, Tullio Palmerini, Johannes A. Schaar, Patrick W. Serruys, Cinzia Marrozzini, Angelo Branzi, Frits Mastik, Antonio Marzocchi, Francesco Saia, Pim J. de Feyter, Gaston A. Rodriguez, Antonius F.W. van der Steen |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Cardiology, Saia F, Schaar J, Regar E, Rodriguez G, De Feyter PJ, Mastik F, Marzocchi A, Marrozzini C, Ortolani P, Palmerini T, Branzi A, van der Steen AF, Serruys PW. |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Coronary angiography
Diagnostic Imaging medicine.medical_specialty Diagnostic methods Coronary Artery Disease medicine.disease_cause Coronary Angiography Coronary artery disease User-Computer Interface Internal medicine medicine Humans Myocardial infarction Clinical imaging Ultrasonography Interventional business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Angioscopy Vulnerable plaque Elasticity Coronary arteries medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment modality Thermography Cardiology Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography Optical Coherence |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine (Hagerstown), 7(1), 21-28. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| ISSN: | 1558-2027 |
| Popis: | Rupture of a vulnerable plaque is the main cause of acute coronary syndromes and myocardial infarction. The features of rupture-prone atherosclerotic plaques have been previously described by pathologists. However, identification of vulnerable plaques in vivo is essential to study their natural history and to evaluate potential treatment modalities. Coronary angiography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, but it is unable to distinguish between stable and unstable plaques and to accurately predict future cardiac events. This current perspective describes the recently developed invasive imaging techniques to detect atherosclerotic vulnerable plaques in the coronary tree. |
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