Prognostic irrelevance of plaque vulnerability following plaque sealing in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes: an optical coherence tomography study

Prognostic irrelevance of plaque vulnerability following plaque sealing in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes: an optical coherence tomography study

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk related at least in part to a more vulnerable plaque phenotype. However, patients with T2DM exhibit also an increased risk following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is unknown if plaq...

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Main Authors: Rosalia Dettori, Andrea Milzi, Kathrin Burgmaier, Mohammad Almalla, Martin Hellmich, Nikolaus Marx, Sebastian Reith, Mathias Burgmaier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Optical coherence tomography
Coronary plaque morphology
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Plaque sealing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-020-01168-4

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