Plaque morphology assessed by optical coherence tomography in the culprit lesions of the first episode of acute myocardial infarction in patients with low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with lower LDL-C showed more prevalent intact fibrous cap and less vulnerable features in the culprit lesions, which may suggest the need for exploring a specific strategy for the prevention of plaque erosion in low LDL-C subjects. PMID: 32085904 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32085904?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Cardiology - February 17, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yonetsu T, Hoshino M, Lee T, Kanaji Y, Yamaguchi M, Hada M, Sumino Y, Ohya H, Kanno Y, Hirano H, Horie T, Niida T, Matsuda J, Umemoto T, Sasaoka T, Hatano Y, Sugiyama T, Sasano T, Kakuta T Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research