Spontaneous and Procedural Plaque Embolisation in Native Coronary Arteries: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Prevention

The detachment of atherothrombotic material from the atherosclerotic coronary plaque and downstream embolisation is an underrecognized phenomenon and it causes different degrees of impairment of the coronary microcirculation. During treatment of obstructive atherosclerotic plaque by percutaneous co...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Luigi De Maria, Niket Patel, George Kassimis, Adrian P. Banning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/364247