Intrinsic calcification angle: a novel feature of the vulnerable coronary plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes: an optical coherence tomography study

Abstract Background Coronary calcification is associated with high risk for cardiovascular events. However, its impact on plaque vulnerability is incompletely understood. In the present study we defined the intrinsic calcification angle (ICA) as the angle externally projected by a vascular calcifica...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Reith, Andrea Milzi, Enrico Domenico Lemma, Rosalia Dettori, Kathrin Burgmaier, Nikolaus Marx, Mathias Burgmaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-019-0926-x