Detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque during thoracic endovascular aortic repair using nonobstructive angioscopy
An angioscope was used to observe the intima of the aorta in an 82-year-old patient who had undergone thoracic endovascular aortic repair. The aortic angioscopic findings showed vulnerable plaques from the ascending aorta to the aortic arch that had not been visualized using preoperative computed to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060517731681 |