Intravascular ultrasound assessment of plaque distribution in the ostium of the left anterior descending coronary artery

H Watanabe; K Yoshida; T Akasaka; T Hozumi; J Yoshikawa

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89241-7

Intravascular ultrasound assessment of plaque distribution in the ostium of the left anterior descending coronary artery

Am J Cardiol. 1996 Oct 1;78(7):827-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89241-7.

Authors

H Watanabe¹, K Yoshida, T Akasaka, T Hozumi, J Yoshikawa

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Kobe General Hospital, Japan.

PMID: 8857492
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89241-7

Abstract

Intravascular ultrasound revealed that coronary plaque is localized at the site opposite the segment of the left circumflex artery branching in the ostium of the angiographically normal left anterior descending artery.

MeSH terms

Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ultrasonography