Intravascular ultrasound with virtual histology in assessment of atherosclerotic plaque composition in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus

• Published in: Terapevtic̆eskii arhiv Vol. 91; no. 12; pp. 41 - 46
• Main Authors: Zakharov, A S, Michurova, M S, Terekhin, S A, Kalashnikov, V Yu, Smirnova, O M, Shestakova, M V, Dedov, I I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: "Consilium Medicum" Publishing house 15.12.2019
• Subjects: atherosclerosis; coronary artery disease; diabetes; intravascular ultrasound; virtual histology

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a serious medical and social problem leading to early disability of patients and high mortality from cardiovascular complications. The development of cardiovascular events is associated not only with the degree of coronary artery stenosis, but also with the structu...