Relationship between changes in coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden measured by intravascular ultrasound and cardiovascular disease outcomes: A systematic literature review.

CONCLUSIONS: The current evidence suggests an independent and statistically significant association between increases in coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden measured by IVUS and greater long-term risk of future CVD outcomes. However, this evidence comes from a limited number of studies which mainly focus on Japanese populations and populations after PCI. Further large prospective studies are required to confirm these findings. PMID: 26949994 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - March 9, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Curr Med Res Opin Source Type: research