Coronary plaque burden detected by multislice computed tomography after acute myocardial infarction with near-normal coronary arteries by angiography - 28/08/11
, Alice Ohanessian, MD a, Bernard Lancelin, MD a, Saliha Rahal, MD a, Remi Hennequin, MD a, Grégoire Dambrin, MD a, Philippe Brenot, MD a, Claude-Yves Angel, MD a, Jean-François Paul, MD aAbstract |
Nonsignificant coronary artery plaque rupture or erosion may be the origin of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of our study was to assess the ability of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) to detect coronary plaques responsible for near normal coronary angiography AMI. Eight patients with presentation of AMI and no significant coronary narrowing by angiography were enrolled. Two groups were defined: (1) true AMI and (2) myocarditis. MSCT was able to detect nonsignificant coronary soft plaques responsible for AMI and has provided information on plaque volume, eccentricity, and density. In patients with myocarditis, there was no evidence of plaque.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.
Vol 92 - N° 7
P. 849-852 - octobre 2003 Retour au numéro
Article précédent
- Prediction of significant left main coronary artery stenosis by the 12-lead electrocardiogram in patients with rest angina pectoris and the withholding of clopidogrel therapy
- Rajdeep S. Gaitonde, Naveen Sharma, Samer Ali-Hasan, John M. Miller, J.Vijay Jayachandran, Vijay G. Kalaria
- Prognostic importance of complete atrioventricular block complicating acute myocardial infarction
- Mark Aplin, Thomas Engstrøm, Niels G Vejlstrup, Peter Clemmensen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Køber, TRACE Study Group
Bienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
L’accès au texte intégral de cet article nécessite un abonnement.
Déjà abonné à cette revue ?