Use of Intravascular Ultrasound in Interventional Cardiology
Fig. 4.1 The three-layered appearance of a cross sectional coronary artery as assessed by IVUS. I intima, M media, A adventitia, L lumen, C IVUS catheter There are two different…
Integration of Biomarkers with Plaque Imaging
Fig. 15.1 A vulnerable patient, characterized by vulnerable blood, vulnerable myocardium, and vulnerable plaque, may be identified by using risk calculators such as Framingham and Reynolds, which include biomarkers. A…
Coronary Calcification: Roles in Risk Prediction and Monitoring Therapies
Stephen J. Nicholls and Tim Crowe (eds.)Contemporary CardiologyImaging Coronary Atherosclerosis201410.1007/978-1-4939-0572-0_11 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 11. Coronary Calcification: Roles in Risk Prediction and Monitoring Therapies Irfan Zeb1 and Matthew J. Budoff1 (1) Department of Medicine/Cardiology, Los…
Evaluation of Medical Therapies and Intravascular Devices with Quantitative Coronary Angiography
Fig. 3.1 Relationship between in-stent loss (ISL) and binary angiographic restenosis (Adapted from Brener SJ, Prasad AJ, Khan Z, Sacchi TJ. The relationship between late lumen loss and restenosis among…
Residual Risk and Biology of the Disease: Implications for Plaque Imaging
Fig. 1.1 Role of LDL, monocyte, macrophage, and chemokines for atherogenesis. ICAM intercellular adhesion molecule, LDL low-density lipoprotein, MCP monocyte chemoattractant protein, MPO myeloperoxidase, sPLA2 secretory phospholipase A2, TNF tumor…
