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Plaque characteristics and arterial remodeling in coronary and peripheral arterial systems.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Aug 2012
Matsuo Yoshiki, Takumi Takuro, Mathew Verghese, Chung Woo-Young, Barsness Gregory W, Rihal Charanjit S, Gulati Rajiv, McCue Eric T, Holmes David R, Eeckhout Eric, Lennon Ryan J, Lerman Lilach O, Lerman Amir
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BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined plaque characteristics among multiple arterial beds in vivo. The purpose of this study was to compare the plaque morphology and arterial remodeling between coronary and peripheral arteries using gray-scale and radiofrequency intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) at clinical presentation. METHODS AND RESULTS: IVUS imaging was performed in 68 patients with coronary and 93 with...
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