Coronary Atherosclerosis in Youths in Kyushu Island, Japan : Histological Findings and Stenosis

52 autopsied youths (aged 3 to 39 years, mean age 28.5) without clinical events of coronary artery diseases, from 11 hospitals in Kyushu island, Japan.

Histological classification of coronary atherosclerotic lesions (concentric fibrous, eccentric fibrous, concentric lipid-rich, eccentric lipid-rich) and degree of luminal stenosis (<25%, 25-50%, 50-75%, >75%)surrogate