Can statins alter coronary plaque composition assessed by radiofrequency backscatter intravascular ultrasound?

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jul;2(7):697-700. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2009.05.006.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / drug therapy
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / drug therapy*
  • Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / therapeutic use
  • Fibrosis
  • Fluorobenzenes / therapeutic use
  • Fluvastatin
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Indoles / therapeutic use
  • Necrosis
  • Observer Variation
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Pyrimidines / therapeutic use
  • Radiography
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Simvastatin / therapeutic use
  • Sulfonamides / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*
  • User-Computer Interface

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
  • Fluorobenzenes
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Indoles
  • Pyrimidines
  • Sulfonamides
  • Fluvastatin
  • Rosuvastatin Calcium
  • Simvastatin