Predictors for Rapid Progression of Coronary Calcification: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study

Predictors for Rapid Progression of Coronary Calcification: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study

Background The role of coronary calcification in cardiovascular events and plaque stabilization is still being debated, and factors involved in the progression of coronary calcification are not fully understood. This study aimed to identify the predictors for rapid progression of coronary calcificat...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Nakajima, Makoto Araki, Osamu Kurihara, Yoshiyasu Minami, Tsunenari Soeda, Taishi Yonetsu, Takumi Higuma, Tsunekazu Kakuta, Iris McNulty, Hang Lee, Rajeev Malhotra, Sunao Nakamura, Ik‐Kyung Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
calcification
inflammation
lipid‐rich plaque
macrophage
optical coherence tomography
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.019235

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