INFLAMMATION IS INCREASED IN NON-CALCIFIED / MIXED LEFT MAIN CORONARY PLAQUES AND IS MODIFIABLE BY STATINS: A MULTI-CENTER PET-CT STUDY

LM inflammation was assessed with FDG-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) at 0 and 12 wks, and LM FDG signal was recorded as a target to background ratio (TBR).

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 59; no. 13; p. E1219
Main Authors Subramanian, Sharath, Marincheva-Savcheva, Gergana, Medina, Hector, Maurovich-Horvat, Pal, Abdelbaky, Amr, Vijayakumar, Jayanthi, Mogg, Robin, Shankar, Sudha, Rudd, James, Fayad, Zahi, Brady, Tom, Hoffmann, Udo, Tawakol, Ahmed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 27.03.2012
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Calcification
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Tomography
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ISSN0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI10.1016/S0735-1097(12)61219-4

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Summary:LM inflammation was assessed with FDG-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) at 0 and 12 wks, and LM FDG signal was recorded as a target to background ratio (TBR).
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ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(12)61219-4