Optical coherence tomography assessment of vulnerable plaque rupture: predilection for the plaque 'shoulder'

Eur Heart J. 2008 Aug;29(16):2023. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn085. Epub 2008 Mar 11.

Authors

Peter Barlis¹, Patrick W Serruys, Arie Devries, Evelyn Regar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 18337236
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn085

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Angina Pectoris / complications*
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis*
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis*
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Disease Progression
Humans
Lipids / analysis
Male
Rupture, Spontaneous
Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods

Substances

Lipids