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Two distinct phenotypes of plaque erosion assessed by multimodality intracoronary imaging: a case series.

Masao YamaguchiTomoyo SugiyamaMasahiro HoshinoYoshihisa KanajiMasahiro HadaEisuke UsuiTaishi YonetsuTsunekazu Kakuta
Published in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
OCT-defined plaque erosion may not be the unique entity but have at least two distinct plaque morphologies, and NIRS and/or coronary angioscopy may provide incremental ability of discriminating these plaque phenotypes classified as plaque erosion by OCT.
Keyphrases
  • coronary artery disease
  • coronary artery
  • optical coherence tomography
  • diabetic retinopathy
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • transcatheter aortic valve replacement