Macrophage accumulation within coronary arterial wall in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome: a study with in-vivo intravascular imaging modalities

Macrophage accumulation within coronary arterial wall in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome: a study with in-vivo intravascular imaging modalities

Abstract Background and aims Macrophage accumulation in arteriosclerotic plaque of coronary arteries is involved in plaque destabilization. Atherosclerosis has been known to be progressive in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). This study compared the features of 3-dimensional (3D) spatial...

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Main Authors: Takaaki Kogo, Takafumi Hiro, Daisuke Kitano, Tadateru Takayama, Daisuke Fukamachi, Tomoyuki Morikawa, Mitsumasa Sudo, Yasuo Okumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Acute coronary syndrome
Diabetes mellitus
Macrophage
Optical coherence tomography
Shear stress
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01110-8

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