ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most acute manifestation of
coronary artery disease and is associated with great morbidity and mortality. A complete …

Today's concept of vulnerable plaque has evolved primarily from the early pioneering work
uncovering the pivotal role of plaque rupture and coronary thrombosis as the major cause of …

Aims The CLIMA study, on the relationship between c oronary pl aque morphology of the left
anter i or descending artery and twelve m onths clinic al outcome, was designed to explore …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to identify histomorphologic characteristics of
atherosclerotic plaques and to determine the amenability of some of these components to be …

Background—Atherosclerotic plaques progress in a highly individual manner. The purposes
of the Prediction of Progression of Coronary Artery Disease and Clinical Outcome Using …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality, based on
infrared light emission, that enables a high resolution arterial wall imaging, in the range of …

In vivo molecular imaging has a great potential to impact medicine by detecting diseases in
early stages (screening), identifying extent of disease, selecting disease-and patient-specific …

Aims: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) found typically in young females
without classical coronary risk factors is thought to be a very rare cause of acute coronary …

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of noninvasive assessment of the characteristics of
disrupted atherosclerotic plaques, the authors interrogated the culprit lesions in acute …

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ability of optical coherence
tomography (OCT) for assessment of the culprit lesion morphology in acute myocardial …