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Do systemic risk factors impact invasive findings from virtual histology? Insights from the international virtual histology registry.
European heart journal - 1 Jan 2010
Philipp Sebastian, Böse Dirk, Wijns William, Marso Steven P, Schwartz Robert S, König Andreas, Lerman Amir, Garcia-Garcia Hector M, Serruys Patrick W, Erbel Raimund
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AIMS: Cardiovascular risk factors such as elevated serum lipid levels are important in the development of coronary atherosclerosis. Radiofrequency (RF) analysis of intravascular ultrasound [IVUS, Virtual histology (VH)] offers a unique tool to study the composition of coronary atherosclerotic plaque in vivo. We used data from the multicentre VH registry to assess the association between cardiovascular risk...
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