Young Joon Hong, Myung Ho Jeong, Yun Ha Choi, Jum Suk Ko, Min Goo Lee, Won Yu Kang, Shin Eun Lee, Soo Hyun Kim, Keun Ho Park, Doo Sun Sim, Nam Sik Yoon, Hyun Ju Yoon, Kye Hun Kim, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park, Jung Chaee Kang
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the plaque characteristics in culprit lesions in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). BACKGROUND: Data of the relationship between diabetes mellitus and plaque characteristics in patients with ACS are lacking. METHODS: We performed grayscale intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) analysis in 422 ACS patients and virtual histology (VH)-IVUS in 310 ACS patients. By subgroup analysis, 112 patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with plaque ruptures also were evaluated...
March 2009: JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging