Coronary Artery Calcification Revisited
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Accession number;06A0174932
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| Title;Coronary Artery Calcification Revisited |
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EHARA SHOICHI
(Dep. Of Internal Medicine And Cardiology, Osaka City Univ. Graduate School Of Medicine, Osaka, Jpn)
KOBAYASHI YOSHIKI
(Dep. Of Internal Medicine And Cardiology, Osaka City Univ. Graduate School Of Medicine, Osaka, Jpn)
YOSHIYAMA MINORU
(Dep. Of Internal Medicine And Cardiology, Osaka City Univ. Graduate School Of Medicine, Osaka, Jpn)
UEDA MAKIKO
(Dep. Of Pathology, Osaka City Univ. Graduate School Of Medicine, Osaka, Jpn)
YOSHIKAWA JUNICHI
(Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Jpn)
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Journal Title;J Atheroscler Thromb
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Journal Code:L2187A
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ISSN:1340-3478
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VOL.13;NO.1;PAGE.31-37 (J-STAGE)(2006)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, REF.34 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;Calcification is a common finding in human coronary arteries. However, there is conflicting evidence for a link between calcification and plaque instability. Current intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology allows a definitive detection of the calcification and measurement of the vessel wall. Using preinterventional IVUS images, we clarified that in patients with acute myocardial infarction, small "spotty" calcifications prevailed, associated with a fibrofatty plaque and positive remodeling. Conversely, in patients with stable angina pectoris, extensive calcification was frequent. IVUS allows the detection of vulnerable plaques in coronary arteries, by identifying not only a large lipid core and positive remodeling, but also a spotty pattern of calcification. (Author abst.) |
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