From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part I
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease results in> 19 million deaths annually, and coronary
heart disease accounts for the majority of this toll. Despite major advances in treatment of …
heart disease accounts for the majority of this toll. Despite major advances in treatment of …
Vulnerable plaques and patients: state-of-the-art
M Tomaniak, Y Katagiri, R Modolo… - European heart …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite advanced understanding of the biology of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease
remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Progress has been challenging as half of the …
remains the leading cause of death worldwide. Progress has been challenging as half of the …
Vulnerable plaque: definition, diagnosis, and treatment
PR Moreno - Cardiology clinics, 2010 - cardiology.theclinics.com
Cardiovascular disease is by far the main cause of death in the world. In the United States,
every 30 seconds 1 person experiences a heart attack, and the incidence is increasing …
every 30 seconds 1 person experiences a heart attack, and the incidence is increasing …
The myth of the “vulnerable plaque” transitioning from a focus on individual lesions to atherosclerotic disease burden for coronary artery disease risk assessment
A Arbab-Zadeh, V Fuster - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2015 - jacc.org
The cardiovascular science community has pursued the quest to identify vulnerable
atherosclerotic plaque in patients for decades, hoping to prevent acute coronary events …
atherosclerotic plaque in patients for decades, hoping to prevent acute coronary events …
Coronary atherosclerotic vulnerable plaque: current perspectives
C Stefanadis, CK Antoniou, D Tsiachris… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Atherosclerosis is the most common form of vascular disease and constitutes the major
cause of death, with 17.5 million related deaths annually (31% of global mortality). 1 …
cause of death, with 17.5 million related deaths annually (31% of global mortality). 1 …
Vulnerable and dangerous coronary plaques
AP Schroeder, E Falk - Atherosclerosis, 1995 - Elsevier
The clinical presentation and prognosis of coronary atherosclerosis depend more on plaque
type than on plaque size. Stable plaques may narrow the arterial lumen and cause stable …
type than on plaque size. Stable plaques may narrow the arterial lumen and cause stable …
The vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque: scope of the literature
The scope of recent literature on the concept of “vulnerable plaque” was reviewed by
examining 463 abstracts of primary and review articles identified through MEDLINE (2003 to …
examining 463 abstracts of primary and review articles identified through MEDLINE (2003 to …
Evolving concepts of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque and the vulnerable patient: implications for patient care and future research
P Gaba, BJ Gersh, J Muller, J Narula… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding the natural history of coronary artery atherosclerosis is necessary to
determine prognosis and prescribe effective therapies. Traditional management of coronary …
determine prognosis and prescribe effective therapies. Traditional management of coronary …
Early detection and treatment of the vulnerable coronary plaque: can we prevent acute coronary syndromes?
MJ Bom, DJ Van Der Heijden, E Kedhi… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Early identification and treatment of the vulnerable plaque, that is, a coronary artery lesion
with a high likelihood of rupture leading to an acute coronary syndrome, have gained great …
with a high likelihood of rupture leading to an acute coronary syndrome, have gained great …
New developments in the detection of vulnerable plaque
Failure of coronary angiography (luminography) in prediction of future acute coronary
syndromes has cast a shadow of doubt over the value of this old gold-standard technique …
syndromes has cast a shadow of doubt over the value of this old gold-standard technique …