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  • Could Plaque Composition-Re...
    Ortega-Paz, Luis, MD; Garcia-Garcia, Hector M., MD, PhD; Brugaletta, Salvatore, MD, PhD

    Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 04/2016, Letnik: 67, Številka: 15
    Journal Article

    Coronary segments with endothelial dysfunction may represent areas with abnormal vascular repair, rapid plaque progression, and propensity to rupture (3). ...in a near-infrared spectroscopic study, endothelial dysfunction was related to coronary artery segments with higher quantities of lipid-rich plaques; these plaques with vulnerable characteristics are the cause of acute coronary syndromes (4).