Distinct morphological features of ruptured culprit plaque for acute coronary events compared to those with silent rupture and thin-cap fibroatheroma: a combined optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound study.

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The study sought to identify specific morphological characteristics of ruptured culprit plaques (RCP) responsible for acute events, and compare them with ruptured nonculprit plaques (RNCP) and nonruptured thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA) in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.

Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1558-3597

ISSN (Print): 0735-1097

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 03 2014

Volume: 63

Issue: 21

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[1 ] Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, and The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China; Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

[2 ] Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, and The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China.

[3 ] Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

[4 ] Biostatistic Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

[5 ] Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, and The Key Laboratory of Myocardial Ischemia, Chinese Ministry of Education, Harbin, China. Electronic address: yubodr@163.com.

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Publisher Item ID: S0735-1097(14)01293-5

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.061

PubMed ID: 24632266

SO-VID: 95f0ea93-3847-489d-96b0-375e731789e3

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Keywords: acute coronary syndrome(s),lumen narrowing,plaque vulnerability,plaque rupture,thin-cap fibroatheroma

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Keywords: acute coronary syndrome(s), lumen narrowing, plaque vulnerability, plaque rupture, thin-cap fibroatheroma

Distinct morphological features of ruptured culprit plaque for acute coronary events compared to those with silent rupture and thin-cap fibroatheroma: a combined optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound study.

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