Coronary plaque rupture is a phenomenon underlying most acute coronary events. Although
gender is an important determinant of the incidence and clinical course of coronary …

Background In a prospective study, we previously identified plaque disruption (PD: plaque
rupture or ulceration) in 38% of women with myocardial infarction (MI) without …

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

Objectives: We evaluated the axial location of plaque ruptures in native coronary arteries.
Background: It is clinically important to understand the potential sites of plaque rupture …

Angiographic studies have shown that lesions preceding nonfatal acute events are usually
not hemodynamically significant. This has led to the concept that plaque ruptures occur at …

Background Results of autopsy studies have suggested that there are sex differences in
morphology of coronary-artery plaques, but these differences have yet to be adequately …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the gender differences in plaque
components in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. METHODS: We used virtual …

Aims To compare the global characteristics of patients with and without evidence of plaque
rupture (PR) in their coronary tree and to evaluate the phenotype of ruptured plaques using …

PURPOSE: To evaluate by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) the characteristics of the culprit
lesion with plaque rupture without significant angiographic stenosis after acute coronary …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relation between gender and plaque
characteristics assessed by virtual histology‐intravascular ultrasound (VH‐IVUS) in patients …