Seasonal Variations in the Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Seasonal Variations in the Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Background Seasonal variations in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have been reported, with incidence and mortality peaking in the winter. However, the underlying pathophysiology for these variations remain speculative. Methods and Results Patients with ACS who underwent optical coherence tomography w...

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Main Authors: Osamu Kurihara, Masamichi Takano, Erika Yamamoto, Taishi Yonetsu, Tsunekazu Kakuta, Tsunenari Soeda, Bryan P. Yan, Filippo Crea, Takumi Higuma, Shigeki Kimura, Yoshiyasu Minami, Tom Adriaenssens, Niklas F. Boeder, Holger M. Nef, Chong Jin Kim, Vikas Thondapu, Hyung Oh Kim, Michele Russo, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Francesco Fracassi, Hang Lee, Kyoichi Mizuno, Ik‐Kyung Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
optical coherence tomography
plaque erosion
plaque rupture
season
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.015579

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