American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 48-53 , 1 January 2010

Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Non-Culprit Attenuated Plaques Detected by Grayscale Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes†

  • Xiaofan Wu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
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  • Akiko Maehara, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 212-851-9234; fax: 212-851-9230
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  • Gary S. Mintz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Takashi Kubo, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Kai Xu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • So-Yeon Choi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Yong He, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Ning Guo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Jeffrey W. Moses, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Martin B. Leon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Bernard De Bruyne, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Center, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
    • ,
  • Patrick W. Serruys, MD

      Affiliations

    • Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Gregg W. Stone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, New York

Received 3 August 2009 ,Revised 11 August 2009 ,Accepted 11 August 2009.

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PII: S0002-9149(09)02214-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.08.649

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 48-53 , 1 January 2010

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