| Title: |
Imaging of High-Risk Plaque |
| Authors: |
Nemirovsky, Dmitry |
| Source: |
Cardiology ; volume 100, issue 4, page 160-175 ; ISSN 0008-6312 1421-9751 |
| Publisher Information: |
S. Karger AG |
| Publication Year: |
2003 |
| Description: |
‘High-risk’ or ‘vulnerable’ plaques in the coronary arteries have characteristics that make them more prone to disruption and subsequent thrombosis – the mechanisms of most acute coronary syndromes (ACS). There are a number of imaging modalities that are capable of visualizing these features. This article discusses invasive modalities for identifying ‘high-risk’ plaque such as intravascular ultrasound, coronary angioscopy, optical coherence tomography, near-infrared spectroscopy and coronary thermography. It also discusses the use of noninvasive modalities such as computed tomography MRI and ultrasound. When these imaging modalities are combined with standard cardiac risk factors and more novel markers of systemic inflammation and thrombogenicity we can improve our ability to identify the ‘high-risk’ patient. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1159/000074810 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1159/000074810; https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/74810 |
| Rights: |
https://www.karger.com/Services/SiteLicenses ; https://www.karger.com/Services/SiteLicenses |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.4B4552D3 |
| Database: |
BASE |