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Plaque erosion is a major substrate for coronary thrombosis in acute myocardial infarction

Heart · 1999 · Vol. 82(3) · pp. 269–272

Eloisa Arbustini✉(Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione)Barbara Dal Bello(Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)Patrizia Morbini(Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico)Allen Burke(Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)M Bocciarelli(Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico)Giorgina Specchia(Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)Renu Virmani(Armed Forces Institute of Pathology)

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Abstract

Plaque erosion is an important substrate for coronary thrombosis in patients dying of acute myocardial infarction. Its prevalence is significantly higher in women than in men.

Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicineCoronary thrombosisMyocardial infarctionThrombosisCardiologyInternal medicineThrombolysisThrombusInfarction

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AgedCicatrixCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary ThrombosisFemaleHeart Rupture, Post-InfarctionHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionSex FactorsHospital Mortality

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Concept of Vulnerable/Unstable Plaque