Plaque Morphology of Acute Coronary Syndrome

122 consecutive cases (124 lesions) of acute coronary syndrome (sudden coronary death, acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina) with intracoronary thrombi who died within one month after onset. 95 men (mean age 67.7), 29 women (mean age 72.3). Excluded: patients who underwent percutaneous transvenous coronary angioplasty or coronary arterial bypass graft, Kawasaki disease, or intracoronary thromboemboli.

Morphological characteristics of coronary plaques (lipid core area, calcium deposits area, luminal area stenosis) and their association with plaque rupture versus erosion and clinical risk factorssurrogate