Objectives: This study was designed to report the clinical and angiographic correlates of
plaque rupture detected by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Background: Acute coronary …

Diagnostic techniques to identify vulnerable plaques are rapidly evolving. Intravascular
ultrasound (IVUS) has the ability to detect and localize plaque as well as quantitate plaque …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) is plaque rupture with thrombus formation, which is different from that of stable angina …

Objectives: Three intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) signatures have been associated with
coronary artery disease instability: echo attenuation, an intraplaque echolucent zone, and …

Background. Recent intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) studies have demonstrated that
hypoechoic plaque with deep ultrasound attenuation despite absence of bright calcium is …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) represents the major cause of mortality in North America and
Western Europe. Most acute coronary events, including myocardial infarction (MI) and …

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to identify qualitative or quantitative variables
present on angioscopy, intravascular ultrasound imaging or quantitative coronary …

BACKGROUND: Development of vulnerable lesion may take place simultaneously at many
sites of coronary vasculature, therefore causing multisite instability. The prevalence of the …

Coronary artery disease is the result of atherosclerotic changes to the coronary arterial wall,
comprising endothelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation and deposition of lipid-rich …

Angiography has major limitations in its ability to assess coronary disease. Intravascular
ultrasound (IVUS) offers unique capabilities to assess coronary atherosclerotic burden. The …