论文信息 - Frequency and predictor of coronary thin-cap fibroatheroma in patients with acute myocardial infarction and stable angina pectoris a 3-vessel optical coherence tomography study.

Frequency and predictor of coronary thin-cap fibroatheroma in patients with acute myocardial infarction and stable angina pectoris a 3-vessel optical coherence tomography study.

To the Editor: Autopsy studies suggest that the main mechanisms of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are plaque ruptures followed by thrombus formation ([1][1]). Post-mortem studies have shown that rupture-prone plaques, known as thin-cap fibroatheromas (TCFAs), have certain characteristics: a thin

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