Near-infrared autofluorescence induced by intraplaque hemorrhage and heme degradation as marker for high-risk atherosclerotic plaques

Atherosclerosis diagnosis relies primarily on imaging and early detection of high-risk atherosclerotic plaques is important for risk stratification of patients and stabilization therapies. Here Htun et al. demonstrate that vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques generate near-infrared autofluorescence th...

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Main Authors: Nay Min Htun, Yung Chih Chen, Bock Lim, Tara Schiller, Ghassan J. Maghzal, Alex L. Huang, Kirstin D. Elgass, Jennifer Rivera, Hans G. Schneider, Bayden R. Wood, Roland Stocker, Karlheinz Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00138-x