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Morphology and phenotype characteristics of atherosclerotic plaque in patients with acute coronary syndrome: contemporary optical coherence tomography findings.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Dec 2021
Gomes Paula Mendonça, Almeida Breno Oliveira, Marinelli Pedrini Stella, Freitas Bárbara Palma, Júnior José Mariani, Lemos Pedro A, Fonseca Francisco H, Mintz Gary S, Caixeta Adriano
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BACKGROUND: Contemporary optical coherence tomography (OCT) findings in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are still subject of controversy. We sought to use OCT to evaluate plaque morphology and phenotype classification in patients with ACS. METHODS: Using optical coherence tomography, culprit lesions were morphologically classified as plaque rupture, plaque erosion, calcified nodule, thin-cap...
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