Intracoronary Imaging for Detecting Vulnerable Plaque

• Published in: Circulation Journal Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 588 - 595
• Main Authors: Fujii, Kenichi, Hao, Hiroyuki, Ohyanagi, Mitsumasa, Masuyama, Tohru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Circulation Society 2013
• Subjects: Angioscopy; Coronary angioscopy; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Artery Disease - pathology; Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Vessels - pathology; Humans; Intravascular ultrasound; Necrosis - diagnostic imaging; Necrosis - pathology; Optical coherence tomography; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnosis; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - diagnostic imaging; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - pathology; Reproducibility of Results; Tomography, Optical Coherence; Ultrasonography, Interventional; Vulnerable plaque

It is now generally recognized that acute coronary syndromes most commonly result from disruption of thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA), which is characterized by a large necrotic core with an overlying thin-fibrous cap measuring <65μm. Recent advances in intracoronary imaging modalities have signific...