Plasma Pentraxin3 Level Is Associated With Plaque Vulnerability Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

The role of pentraxin 3 (PTX3) has been implicated in the process of plaque vulnerability. However, few studies have addressed the direct relationship between plaque morphology and plasma PTX3. We evaluated the relationship between coronary vulnerable plaque, assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), and plasma PTX3 in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). OCT was used to determine plaque vulnerability in 51 patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome ...
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