It has been believed that most acute coronary events result from the rupture of mildly stenotic
plaques, based on studies in which angiographic information was available from many …

There is a common misperception in the cardiology community that most acute coronary
events arise from ruptures of mildly stenotic plaques. This notion has emanated from …

Background: The relationship between features of vulnerable plaque and angiographic
coronary stenosis is unknown. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to systematically …

Intracoronary physiology testing has emerged as a valuable diagnostic approach in the
management of patients with chronic coronary syndrome, circumventing limitations like …

Background Elevated lipoprotein (a)(Lp [a]) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol
are important inheritable risk factors for premature coronary artery disease (CAD). Lp (a) …

Objectives The authors performed a comprehensive analysis on the distribution of coronary
plaques with different phenotypes from our 3-vessel optical coherence tomography (OCT) …

Background Lipoprotein (a)(Lp (a)) is a well-recognized independent risk factor for
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, limited data are available on the …

Background Myocardial infarction and premature death have been observed in patients with
psoriasis. Although inflammation‐driven accelerated atherosclerosis has been proposed as …

Necropsy studies have outlined the morphological characteristics of high-risk, or
“vulnerable,” coronary plaque segments, demonstrating the presence of inflammatory …

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is a comprehensive, non-invasive
and cost-effective imaging assessment approach, which can provide the ability to identify the …