Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques
Fujii K, Carlier SG, Mintz GS, Takebayashi H, Yasuda T, Costa RA, Moussa I, Dangas G, Mehran R, Lansky AJ, Kreps EM, Collins M, Stone GW, Moses JW, Leon MB. Intravascular Ultrasound Study of Patterns of Calcium in Ruptured Coronary Plaques. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2005, 96: 352-357. PMID: 16054456, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.03.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRuptured plaquesControl plaquesCalcium depositsCoronary calciumSuperficial calciumLarge calcium depositsLumen cross-sectional areaMinimum lumen cross-sectional areaRuptured coronary plaquesIntravascular ultrasound studyArc of calciumAtherosclerotic plaque developmentDeep calciumCoronary plaquesSmall calcium depositsPlaque instabilityPlaque ruptureUltrasound studyPlaque developmentPlaquesCross-sectional areaLess calciumCalciumLong segmentGroup