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SUBMITTER: Kuku KO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7338425 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kuku Kayode O KO Singh Manavotam M Ozaki Yuichi Y Dan Kazuhiro K Chezar-Azerrad Chava C Waksman Ron R Garcia-Garcia Hector M HM
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine 20200630
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) secondary to coronary vessel plaques represent a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. Advancements in imaging technology over the last 3 decades have continuously enabled the study of coronary plaques via invasive imaging methods like intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and optical coherence tomography (OCT). The introduction of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as a modality that could detect the lipid (cholesterol) content of atherosclerot ...[more]