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Relation Between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Plaque Components in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis

Authors :
Hyun Ju Yoon
Seung Hwan Hwang
Young Joon Hong
Jum Suk Ko
Jeong Gwan Cho
Yun Ha Choi
Youngkeun Ahn
Ju Han Kim
Jong Chun Park
Kye Hun Kim
Nam Sik Yoon
Doo Sun Sim
Myung Ho Jeong
Hyung Wook Park
Min Goo Lee
Jung Chaee Kang
Keun Ho Park
Suk Hee Cho
Source :
Korean Circulation Journal
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
The Korean Society of Cardiology, 2011.

Abstract

Background and Objectives: We used virtual histology-intravascular ultrasound (VH-IVUS) to evaluate the relationship between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels and plaque components in 279 acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients. Subjects and Methods: We divided patients into three groups according to their hs-CRP levels {lowest tertile

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17385555 and 17385520
Volume :
41
Issue :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Korean Circulation Journal
Accession number :
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