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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
- Source :
- Korean Circulation Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- The Korean Society of Cardiology, 2011.
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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
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Acute coronary syndrome
Pathology
Lumen (anatomy)
medicine.disease_cause
Gastroenterology
Virtual histology intravascular ultrasound
Internal medicine
Internal Medicine
medicine
Inflammation
biology
business.industry
Ultrasound
C-reactive protein
Odds ratio
medicine.disease
Vulnerable plaque
Confidence interval
biology.protein
Original Article
Ultrasonography, interventional
Plaque, atherosclerotic
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17385555 and 17385520
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Korean Circulation Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e41cbca0e6ef72f605d51acf5efa3b34