New Insights Into Plaque Erosion as a Mechanism of Acute Coronary Syndromes
Dhaval Kolte, Peter Libby, Ik‐Kyung Jang
Abstract
This Viewpoint summarizes the pathophysiology and clinical features of atherosclerotic plaque erosion as an underlying mechanism of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) distinct from plaque rupture and reviews evidence that antithrombotic therapy without PCI and stenting may be optimal treatment.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAntithromboticAcute coronary syndromeMechanism (biology)PathophysiologyCardiologyConventional PCICoronary stentingIntensive care medicineInternal medicineStentMyocardial infarctionRestenosisEpistemologyPhilosophyCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases