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Tissue characterisation of atherosclerotic plaque in the left main: an in vivo intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency data analysis.
EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology - 1 Jul 2011
Mercado Nestor, Moe Tabitha G, Pieper Michael, House John A, Dolla William J, Seifert Lindsey, Stolker Joshua M, Lindsey Jason B, Kennedy Kevin F, Marso Steven P
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: To characterise plaque phenotypes in the left main stem (LMS) and the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery using virtual histology assisted intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS). METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with IVUS pullbacks including no less than the proximal 30 mm of the LAD and through the ostium of the left main were identified from a global IVUS registry. Plaque composition and...
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