Plaque Erosion: A Distinctive Pathological Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndrome

Plaque erosion (PE) is one of the most important pathological mechanisms underlying acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The incidence of PE is being increasingly recognized owing to the development and popularization of intracavitary imaging. Unlike traditional vulnerable plaques, eroded plaques have uni...

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Main Authors: Xing Luo, Ying Lv, Xiaoxuan Bai, Jinyu Qi, Xiuzhu Weng, Shaoyu Liu, Xiaoyi Bao, Haibo Jia, Bo Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.711453/full