Composition of carotid artery stenosis and restenosis: A series of patients assessed with intravascular ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Mar 15:207:64-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.104. Epub 2016 Jan 9.

Authors

Cyril Štěchovský¹, Petr Hájek², Martin Horváth², Miloslav Špaček², Josef Veselka²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, 2nd Medical School, Charles University, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic. Electronic address: stechovsky@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, 2nd Medical School, Charles University, University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic.

PMID: 26797333
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.01.104

No abstract available

Keywords: Carotid artery stenosis; Near-infrared spectroscopy; Neoatherosclerosis; Vulnerable plaque.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Carotid Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Stenosis / pathology
Coronary Angiography / methods
Humans
Male
Multimodal Imaging / methods*
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / methods
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods