Prevalence, predictors, and clinical prognosis of macrophage infiltrates in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction caused by plaque erosion as assessed by OCT
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DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1400
Abstract: Autopsy series showed that one of most common plaque phenotypes underlying coronary thrombi was plaque erosion. Identification of erosion may permit a less invasive management. Chronic inflammation is a common process in atherosclerosis. The severity… read more here.
Keywords: caused plaque; stemi patients; prognosis; erosion ... See more keywords