Vulnerable Plaque

The rupture of vulnerable plaque can lead to blood clotting and artery blockage, which can in turn lead to worsening conditions. Cath Lab Digest provides insight into the catheterization methods of detecting and treating vulnerable plaque. Feel free to view our articles below for more information.

In Search of the Vulnerable Stenosis: Imaging the Coronary Artery ? Lumen, Wall and Plaque Part 2 of 2 Tools to identify a vulnerable plaque, one which is likely to cause near-term acute myocardial infarction and adverse clinical sequelae, including sudden death, are currently limited to angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging. Within the next decade, however, additional revolutionary, catheter-based techniques will emerge to identify, characterize, and treat the vulnerable plaque. This review will discuss three potential catheter-based modalities ? ultrasound, light, and thermal activity ? for imaging the vulnerable plaque, as well as current methods.

Biology of the Vulnerable Plaque: Part I Over 1.2 million cardiac catheterizations are performed in the United States each year, at a great cost to health care resources. The spectrum of clinical indications which lead to these procedures can for the most part be broadly divided into two categories: stable angina and the acute coronary syndromes, the latter manifested by unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, and sudden death.

News from the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting (TCT) In last year? Dr. Ellis went on to say the results ? However, cardiologists advised that the MACE rates can?

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News from the American College of Cardiology meeting (Part II) March 7?10, 2004 New Orleans, Louisiana Dr. Moses said DIRECT trial findings for in-stent late lumen loss compared favorably with those documented in the SIRIUS trial, which used balloon pre-dilatation (0.18 mm for DIRECT patients versus 0.17 mm for SIRIUS patients). In-stent and in-lesion late loss were 0.20 mm for the insulin-dependent DIRECT trial patients compared with 0.33 mm in-stent late loss and 0.58 mm in-lesion late loss for insulin-dependent SIRIUS trial patients. PAVE and DINAMIT: Clinical Trial Results Evaluate the ...

News from the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics Meeting (TCT): Part II Held September 27?October 1, 2004, in Washington, D.C.

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Medical Management is the Only Rational Approach ?Early conservative treatment is not bad. We can effectively manage the majority of unstable angina cases with aggressive medical treatment.?

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