Can OCT change the therapeutic strategy in ACS due to plaque erosion?
The pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes was thought to be coronary thrombosis over a plaque rupture. Autopsy studies revealed that not all cases were due to plaque rupture, even denuded endothelium or calcific nodule can beget a thrombus. Introduction of OCT made, in vivo recognition of lesi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Indian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001948322100095X |