Structural Constriction of the Artery Wall Contributes to Stenosis Severity in Unstable Angina
Eight consecutive patients with unstable angina underwent intravascular ultrasound imaging of the culprit artery with measurements recorded at the stenosis and at an adjacent reference site. In all patients, total artery cross-sectional area was smaller at the stenosis site than at the reference sit...
Saved in:
Published in | The American journal of cardiology Vol. 81; no. 10; pp. 1196 - 1199 |
---|---|
Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
15.05.1998
Elsevier Elsevier Limited |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
Cover
Loading…
Summary: | Eight consecutive patients with unstable angina underwent intravascular ultrasound imaging of the culprit artery with measurements recorded at the stenosis and at an adjacent reference site. In all patients, total artery cross-sectional area was smaller at the stenosis site than at the reference site, indicating that a structural change in the artery wall due to a constrictive process appears to contribute to the worsening of stenosis severity associated with unstable angina. |
---|---|
Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0002-9149 1879-1913 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00088-5 |