Plaque volume and plaque risk profile in diabetic vs. non-diabetic patients undergoing lipid-lowering therapy: a study based on 3D intravascular ultrasound and virtual histology

Plaque volume and plaque risk profile in diabetic vs. non-diabetic patients undergoing lipid-lowering therapy: a study based on 3D intravascular ultrasound and virtual histology

Abstract Background Coronary atherosclerosis progresses faster in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and causes higher morbidity and mortality in such patients compared to non-diabetics ones (non-DM). We quantify changes in plaque volume and plaque phenotype during lipid-lowering therapy in DM ver...

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Main Authors: Tomas Kovarnik, Zhi Chen, Gary S. Mintz, Andreas Wahle, Kristyna Bayerova, Ales Kral, Martin Chval, Karel Kopriva, John Lopez, Milan Sonka, Ales Linhart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Intravascular ultrasound
Diabetes mellitus
Atherosclerosis
Statins
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-017-0637-0

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