Background: Layered plaque is a signature of previous subclinical plaque destabilization and healing. Following plaque disruption, thrombus becomes organized, resulting in creation of a new layer, which might contribute to rapid step-wise progression of the plaque. However, the relationship between layered plaque and plaque volume has not been...
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2023 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: July 3, 2024
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2019 (v1)Publication
Background: Healed plaques, morphologically characterized by a layered phenotype, are frequently found in subjects with sudden cardiac death. However, in vivo data are lacking. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence, morphological characteristics, and clinical significance of healed culprit plaques in patients...
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2016 (v1)Publication
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2019 (v1)Publication
Importance: At one end of the coronary artery disease (CAD) spectrum, there are patients with multiple recurrent acute coronary syndromes (rACS), and at the other end there are those with long-standing clinical stability. Predicting the natural history of these patients is challenging because unstable plaques often heal without resulting in...
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2022 (v1)Publication
Since optical coherence tomography (OCT) was first performed in humans two decades ago, this imaging modality has been widely adopted in research on coronary atherosclerosis and adopted clinically for the optimization of percutaneous coronary intervention. In the past 10 years, substantial advances have been made in the understanding of in vivo...
Uploaded on: January 31, 2024