Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate Plaque Burden and Morphology in Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome

Optical Coherence Tomography to Evaluate Plaque Burden and Morphology in Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome

Background Disrupted atherosclerotic plaques in the left anterior descending coronary artery are discussed controversially as a potential pathophysiological mechanism in Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess plaque burden and morphology by using optical cohe...

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Main Authors: Ingo Eitel, Thomas Stiermaier, Tobias Graf, Christian Möller, Karl‐Philipp Rommel, Charlotte Eitel, Gerhard Schuler, Holger Thiele, Steffen Desch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
OCT
pathophysiology
plaque
stress‐induced cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo syndrome
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.004474
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