| Recent trends in coronary intravascular ultrasound: tracking atherosclerosis, pursuit of vulnerable plaques, and beyond. | |
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PMID: 16464722 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Within the past decade, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) has proved to be a useful modality for guiding coronary interventions and assessment of cardiac allograft vasculopathy. During the last few years, IVUS has been used increasingly for the evaluation of the efficacy of various possible antiatherosclerotic therapies including high-dose statins, antihypertensives, and recombinant apolipoprotein A-I Milano. The recently introduced radiofrequency signal analysis is an advanced method for evaluation of IVUS signals to determine various histologic components of atherosclerotic plaques. Elastography is an allied technology for measuring the tissue strain that occurs in response to changes in intraluminal pressure. Whether radiofrequency signal analysis or elastography will become clinically useful tools for detecting vulnerable plaques remains an unanswered, burning question. |
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Authors:
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Ilke Sipahi; Stephen J Nicholls; E Murat Tuzcu |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Volume: 13 ISSN: 1071-3581 ISO Abbreviation: J Nucl Cardiol Publication Date: 2006 Jan-Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-02-08 Completed Date: 2006-06-12 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9423534 Medline TA: J Nucl Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 91-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Intravascular Ultrasound Core Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. |
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Coronary Artery Disease
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ultrasonography* Humans Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods* Physician's Practice Patterns / trends Practice Guidelines as Topic Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*, trends* |
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