The "spastic" coronary plaque: dynamic deformation of an atheromatous plaque demonstrated by optical coherence tomography

Clin Res Cardiol. 2016 Jul;105(7):636-8. doi: 10.1007/s00392-016-0976-y. Epub 2016 Mar 14.

Authors

Anca Florian¹, Dieter Fischer¹, Ali Yilmaz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany. ali.yilmaz@ukmuenster.de.

PMID: 26976445
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-016-0976-y

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
Coronary Vasospasm / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vasospasm / drug therapy
Coronary Vasospasm / physiopathology
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessels / drug effects
Coronary Vessels / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Predictive Value of Tests
Tomography, Optical Coherence*
Vasoconstriction* / drug effects
Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage

Substances

Vasodilator Agents