Imaging Plaques to Predict and Better Manage Patients With Acute Coronary Events
Population
Patients with acute coronary syndrome
Design
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Discussion
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Implication
Remote plaque detection aids risk stratification but not therapy selection; leaves open whether local interventions improve outcomes.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with acute coronary syndrome
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Intervention
Invasive and noninvasive imaging of coronary plaques (IVUS, OCT, NIRS, CTA, MRI) and pharmacological/local treatments
Invasive and noninvasive imaging can identify vulnerable culprit and remote plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome, potentially guiding future systemic and local therapies.
Cite This Study
García‐García et al. (2014) studied this question.