TY - JOUR
T1 - Plaque rupture and intact fibrous cap assessed by optical coherence tomography portend different outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome
AU - Niccoli, Giampaolo
AU - Montone, Rocco Antonio
AU - Di Vito, Luca
AU - Gramegna, Mario
AU - Refaat, Hesham
AU - Scalone, Giancarla
AU - Leone, Antonio Maria
AU - Trani, Carlo
AU - Burzotta, Francesco
AU - Porto, Italo
AU - Aurigemma, Cristina
AU - Prati, Francesco
AU - Crea, Filippo
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may have different plaque morphologies at the culprit lesion. In particular, plaque rupture (PR) has been shown as the more frequent culprit plaque morphology in ACS. However, its prognostic value is still unknown. In this study, we evaluated the prognostic value of PR, compared with intact fibrous cap (IFC), in patients with ACS.
AB - Patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) may have different plaque morphologies at the culprit lesion. In particular, plaque rupture (PR) has been shown as the more frequent culprit plaque morphology in ACS. However, its prognostic value is still unknown. In this study, we evaluated the prognostic value of PR, compared with intact fibrous cap (IFC), in patients with ACS.
KW - Acute coronary syndrome
KW - Optical coherence tomography
KW - Plaque rupture
KW - Prognosis
KW - Acute coronary syndrome
KW - Optical coherence tomography
KW - Plaque rupture
KW - Prognosis
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/66153
U2 - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv029
DO - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv029
M3 - Article
SN - 0195-668X
SP - 1377
EP - 1384
JO - European Heart Journal
JF - European Heart Journal
ER -