Current Toolset in Predicting Acute Coronary Thrombotic Events: The “Vulnerable Plaque” in a “Vulnerable Patient” Concept [PDF]
Life, 2023 Despite major advances in pharmacotherapy and interventional procedures, coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a principal cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
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Insulin resistance, vulnerable plaque and stroke risk in patients with carotid artery stenosis [PDF]
Scientific ReportsInsulin resistance (IR) is linked to both the vulnerable plaque and the stroke risk. However, the precise extent of this correlation and its impact on stroke risk in carotid artery stenosis patients remain unclear.
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Imaging Inflammation in Patients and Animals: Focus on PET Imaging the Vulnerable Plaque [PDF]
Cells, 2021 Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) describes a range of conditions associated with the rupture of high-risk or vulnerable plaque. Vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque is associated with many changes in its microenvironment which could potentially cause rapid ...
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Circulating protein biomarkers and their association with vulnerable plaque characteristics – a PROSPECT II substudy [PDF]
International Journal of Cardiology. Cardiovascular Risk and PreventionBackground: In the PROSPECT-II study, near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was used to characterize atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries.
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Vulnerable Plaque in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Identification, Importance, and Management [PDF]
US Cardiology Review, 2022 MI is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Coronary artery thrombosis is the final pathologic feature of the most cases of acute MI primarily caused by atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The concept of vulnerable plaque has evolved
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Analysis of carotid vulnerable plaque MRI high-risk features and clinical risk factors associated with concomitant acute cerebral infarction [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023 Background This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the high-risk characteristics of high-resolution MRI carotid vulnerable plaques and the clinical risk factors and concomitant acute cerebral infarction (ACI).
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Inflammation mediates the relationship between cardiometabolic index and vulnerable plaque in patients with acute coronary syndrome [PDF]
Lipids in Health and DiseaseBackground As a novel indicator reflecting metabolic status and visceral adiposity distribution, the cardiometabolic index (CMI) has gained attention in cardiovascular risk stratification. This investigation employed optical coherence tomography (OCT) to
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Circulation, 2004 The notion of “vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque” introduced many years ago1,2 has been since used frequently and liberally, including by this investigator.3 We generally use this phrase to refer to intact lesions that look similar to those previously found to be disrupted and complicated by thrombosis on pathological examination.
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Applied Sciences, 2022 (1) Background: Atherosclerosis is a pandemic condition that causes the development of ischemic syndromes including myocardial infarctions and many strokes, in addition to disabling peripheral artery disease.
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Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023 Assessment and prediction of vulnerable plaque progression and rupture risk are of utmost importance for diagnosis, management and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and possible prevention of acute cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke.
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