Incidence, factors, and clinical significance of cholesterol crystals in coronary plaque: An optical coherence tomography study

Intraplaque cholesterol crystal (CC) is recognized as a component of vulnerable plaques. However, the clinical characteristics of patients with CC and the impact of CC on clinical events remain unknown.

Source: Atherosclerosis - February 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kazuhiro Fujiyoshi, Yoshiyasu Minami, Kohki Ishida, Ayami Kato, Aritomo Katsura, Yusuke Muramatsu, Toshimitsu Sato, Ryota Kakizaki, Teruyoshi Nemoto, Takuya Hashimoto, Nobuhiro Sato, Kentaro Meguro, Takao Shimohama, Taiki Tojo, Junya Ako Source Type: research