Coronary calcification identifies the vulnerable patient rather than the vulnerable Plaque
A Mauriello, F Servadei, GB Zoccai, E Giacobbi… - Atherosclerosis, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Presence of coronary artery calcium (CAC) is associated with a high risk of
adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Nevertheless, although CAC is a marker of
atherosclerosis it is still uncertain whether CAC is a marker of plaque vulnerability.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to verify if calcification identifies a vulnerable patient
rather than the vulnerable plaque. METHODS: A morphologic and morphometric study on
960 coronary segments (CS) of 2 groups of patients was performed:(i) 17 patients who died …
adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Nevertheless, although CAC is a marker of
atherosclerosis it is still uncertain whether CAC is a marker of plaque vulnerability.
Therefore, the aim of this study was to verify if calcification identifies a vulnerable patient
rather than the vulnerable plaque. METHODS: A morphologic and morphometric study on
960 coronary segments (CS) of 2 groups of patients was performed:(i) 17 patients who died …