Tissue characterization of non-culprit intermediate coronary lesions in non ST elevation acute coronary syndromes

Background: Disruption of vulnerable plaques is the most common cause of acute coronary syndromes. Intravascular ultrasound facilitates cross-sectional imaging of coronary arteries. We aimed at using IVUS to investigate the morphology and tissue characteristics of atherosclerotic plaques of non-culp...

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Main Authors: Helmy Hassan Elghawaby, Mohamed Ashraf Shawky, Ahmed Hossam Mowafi, Akram Mohamed Abd-elbary, Farouk Mostafa Faris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260816301703