Thromboembolic or atherosclerotic? Optical coherence tomography in determining the cause of myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation

Pre-operative systemic inflammatory response index influences long-term survival rate in off-pump surgical revascularization

“…Several previous studies [ 8 , 23 , 24 ] proved the relationship between inflammation, inflammatory cells activation and coronary artery disease occurrence. The degree of atherosclerotic changes in coronary arteries may be evaluated with the use of currently available diagnostic tools including coronary angiography, optical coherence tomography or cardiac magnetic resonance [ 25 ]. The measurement of inflammatory intensity influencing the atherosclerosis progression would be also beneficial.…”

Thin-cap fibroatheroma and increased coronary intima-media thickness are associated with an altered arginine metabolites balance

“…A fragile TCFA within a coronary plaque prone to rupture, erosion, or ulceration is a trigger for thrombus formation [36][37]. Plaque vulnerability associated with a vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis induced by arginase II was found in a cell culture model as well as in atherosclerosis-prone apolipoprotein E-deficient mice [38].…”

A cloud-based platform for clinical decision support in acute coronary syndrome patients: Study methodology

“…Despite this indication, the exact timing and optimal modalities to evaluate the significance of non-culprit lesions are because of a lack of data from randomized trials. Moreover, it is mentioned that CCTA and OCT [6] have limitations in the morphological characterization of coronary plaques, which may confound risk score calculation for non-culprit lesions in ACS. The present short communication reports the protocol of a study that attempts to combine a multitude of medical imaging and non-imaging technologies to improve the clinical decision-making process for non-culprit lesions in ACS.…”