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

Authors :: Paula Antuña
Fernando Alfonso
Javier Cuesta
César Jimenez
Fernando Rivero
Teresa Bastante
Marcos García-Guimaraes
Source :: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 13:e57-e61
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2020.
Abstract: Plaque erosion (PE) is a well-known pathological substrate in patients with acute myocardial infarction. The precise etiologic diagnosis of patients with myocardial infarction and nonobstructive coronary arteries is of great importance to inform both revascularization decisions and antithrombotic

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