Published in Circulation on October 22, 2002
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Association of coronary wall shear stress with atherosclerotic plaque burden, composition, and distribution in patients with coronary artery disease. J Am Heart Assoc (2012) 0.92
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Intravascular ultrasound appearance of scattered necrotic core as an index for deterioration of coronary flow during intervention in acute coronary syndrome. Heart Vessels (2011) 0.89
Correlation of cognitive function with ultrasound strain indices in carotid plaque. Ultrasound Med Biol (2013) 0.89
Impact of luminal density on plaque classification by CT coronary angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 0.88
Coronary artery plaque volume and obesity in patients with diabetes: the factor-64 study. Radiology (2014) 0.87
Association of plaque composition and vessel remodeling in atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: a comparison with coronary artery disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 0.87
In vivo attenuation and equivalent scatterer size parameters for atherosclerotic carotid plaque: preliminary results. Ultrasonics (2009) 0.87
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High speed intravascular photoacoustic imaging with fast optical parametric oscillator laser at 1.7 μm. Appl Phys Lett (2015) 0.87
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Delineation of atherosclerotic plaque using subharmonic imaging filtering techniques and a commercial intravascular ultrasound system. Ultrason Imaging (2013) 0.84
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Morphological and Stress Vulnerability Indices for Human Coronary Plaques and Their Correlations with Cap Thickness and Lipid Percent: An IVUS-Based Fluid-Structure Interaction Multi-patient Study. PLoS Comput Biol (2015) 0.84
Relationship between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and plaque components in patients with coronary artery disease: virtual histology intravascular ultrasound analysis. J Korean Med Sci (2014) 0.84
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Osteogenic monocytes within the coronary circulation and their association with plaque vulnerability in patients with early atherosclerosis. Int J Cardiol (2014) 0.83
Impact of plaque composition on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with coronary artery occlusive disease. Korean Circ J (2013) 0.83
Assessment of coronary artery disease using coronary computed tomography angiography and biochemical markers. World J Cardiol (2014) 0.83
Apoprotein B, small-dense LDL and impaired HDL remodeling is associated with larger plaque burden and more noncalcified plaque as assessed by coronary CT angiography and intravascular ultrasound with radiofrequency backscatter: results from the ATLANTA I study. J Am Heart Assoc (2013) 0.83
Comparison of Coronary Plaque Components between Non-Culprit Lesions in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Target Lesions in Patients with Stable Angina: Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis. Korean Circ J (2013) 0.83
Feasibility of 18F-fluoromethylcholine PET/CT for imaging of vessel wall alterations in humans--first results. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging (2008) 0.83
Assessment of drug-eluting stents and bioresorbable stents by grayscale IVUS and IVUS-based imaging modalities. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 0.82
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In vivo variability in quantitative coronary ultrasound and tissue characterization measurements with mechanical and phased-array catheters. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2005) 0.82
The maximum necrotic core area is most often located proximally to the site of most severe narrowing: a virtual histology intravascular ultrasound study. Heart Vessels (2012) 0.82
A new method to measure necrotic core and calcium content in coronary plaques using intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency-based analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 0.81
Can periprocedural hypotension in carotid artery stenting be predicted? A carotid morphologic autonomic pathologic scoring model using virtual histology to anticipate hypotension. Interv Neuroradiol (2009) 0.81
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Temporal changes of coronary artery plaque located behind the struts of the everolimus eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 0.81
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Impact of analyzing less image frames per segment for radiofrequency-based volumetric intravascular ultrasound measurements in mild-to-moderate coronary atherosclerosis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 0.80
The assessment of Shin's method for the prediction of creatinine kinase-MB elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention: an intravascular ultrasound study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 0.80
Comparison between integrated backscatter intravascular ultrasound and 64-slice multi-detector row computed tomography for tissue characterization and volumetric assessment of coronary plaques. Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2012) 0.80
The invasive assessment of coronary atherosclerosis and stents using optical coherence tomography: a clinical update. Heart Asia (2013) 0.80
New X-ray imaging modalities and their integration with intravascular imaging and interventions. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 0.80
Analysis of 1 year virtual histology changes in coronary plaque located behind the struts of the everolimus eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 0.80
Correlations between coronary plaque tissue composition assessed by virtual histology and blood levels of biomarkers for coronary artery disease. Yonsei Med J (2012) 0.80
Evaluation of Carotid Artery Plaque Using IVUS Virtual Histology. Interv Neuroradiol (2007) 0.80
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Atherosclerotic progression attenuates the expression of Nogo-B in autopsied coronary artery: pathology and virtual histology intravascular ultrasound analysis. J Korean Med Sci (2009) 0.79
Effects of the PPARγ agonist pioglitazone on coronary atherosclerotic plaque composition and plaque progression in non-diabetic patients: a double-center, randomized controlled VH-IVUS pilot-trial. Heart Vessels (2014) 0.79
Coronary atherosclerosis is already ongoing in pre-diabetic status: Insight from intravascular imaging modalities. World J Diabetes (2015) 0.79
Morphology of coronary artery lesions assessed by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound tissue characterization and fractional flow reserve. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2011) 0.79
An IVUS transducer for microbubble therapies. IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control (2014) 0.79
Quantitative plaque characterization with coronary CT angiography (CTA): current challenges and future application in atherosclerosis trials and clinical risk assessment. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2008) 0.79
Fibro-Fatty Component is Important for the Long-Term Clinical Events in Patients Who Have Undergone Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Korean Circ J (2012) 0.79
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Anatomical and Physiological Changes after Paclitaxel-Coated Balloon for Atherosclerotic De Novo Coronary Lesions: Serial IVUS-VH and FFR Study. PLoS One (2016) 0.78
Early differential changes in coronary plaque composition according to plaque stability following statin initiation in acute coronary syndrome: classification and analysis by intravascular ultrasound-virtual histology. Yonsei Med J (2013) 0.78
Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation for aortic stenosis in patients who cannot undergo surgery. N Engl J Med (2010) 22.04
Transcatheter versus surgical aortic-valve replacement in high-risk patients. N Engl J Med (2011) 15.70
Bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy in obese patients with diabetes. N Engl J Med (2012) 13.59
Bariatric surgery versus intensive medical therapy for diabetes--3-year outcomes. N Engl J Med (2014) 10.66
Effect of recombinant ApoA-I Milano on coronary atherosclerosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2003) 10.55
Effect of intensive compared with moderate lipid-lowering therapy on progression of coronary atherosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2004) 9.91
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Alogliptin after acute coronary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2013) 8.74
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Effect of torcetrapib on the progression of coronary atherosclerosis. N Engl J Med (2007) 6.79
Pioglitazone and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. JAMA (2007) 5.89
Prognostic value of myeloperoxidase in patients with chest pain. N Engl J Med (2003) 5.89
Statin therapy, LDL cholesterol, C-reactive protein, and coronary artery disease. N Engl J Med (2005) 4.64
Nitroprusside in critically ill patients with left ventricular dysfunction and aortic stenosis. N Engl J Med (2003) 4.61
Medical device recalls and the FDA approval process. Arch Intern Med (2011) 4.01
Effect of ACAT inhibition on the progression of coronary atherosclerosis. N Engl J Med (2006) 3.90
Everolimus for the prevention of allograft rejection and vasculopathy in cardiac-transplant recipients. N Engl J Med (2003) 3.61
Effects of normal, pre-hypertensive, and hypertensive blood pressure levels on progression of coronary atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 3.54
Effect of two intensive statin regimens on progression of coronary disease. N Engl J Med (2011) 3.52
Constrictive pericarditis: etiology and cause-specific survival after pericardiectomy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 3.50
Statins, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and regression of coronary atherosclerosis. JAMA (2007) 3.25
Outcomes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the United States. JAMA (2013) 2.88
Effects of the direct lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) inhibitor darapladib on human coronary atherosclerotic plaque. Circulation (2008) 2.62
Accuracy of in vivo coronary plaque morphology assessment: a validation study of in vivo virtual histology compared with in vitro histopathology. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 2.50
Effect of rosuvastatin therapy on coronary artery stenoses assessed by quantitative coronary angiography: a study to evaluate the effect of rosuvastatin on intravascular ultrasound-derived coronary atheroma burden. Circulation (2008) 2.34
High-dose statins in acute coronary syndromes: not just lipid levels. JAMA (2004) 2.31
Left main trunk coronary artery dissection as a consequence of inaccurate coronary computed tomographic angiography. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.21
Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with severe aortic stenosis: implications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Circulation (2012) 2.17
Effect of diabetes on progression of coronary atherosclerosis and arterial remodeling: a pooled analysis of 5 intravascular ultrasound trials. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 2.08
Intravascular ultrasound-derived measures of coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden and clinical outcome. J Am Coll Cardiol (2010) 2.05
Enhanced prediction of mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention by consideration of general and neurological indicators. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2011) 2.01
The metabolic syndrome, its component risk factors, and progression of coronary atherosclerosis. Arch Intern Med (2010) 1.98
Relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerotic disease burden measured by intravascular ultrasound. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.87
Metabolic profiling of arginine and nitric oxide pathways predicts hemodynamic abnormalities and mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2007) 1.85
Coronary artery calcification and changes in atheroma burden in response to established medical therapies. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.84
The rise and fall of rosiglitazone. Eur Heart J (2010) 1.76
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Comparison of stent versus balloon angioplasty for pulmonary vein stenosis complicating pulmonary vein isolation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2008) 1.71
Efficacy and safety of a novel oral inducer of apolipoprotein a-I synthesis in statin-treated patients with stable coronary artery disease a randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.71
Successful percutaneous management of left main trunk occlusion during percutaneous aortic valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2009) 1.69
Multidetector computed tomographic angiography in planning of reoperative cardiothoracic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg (2008) 1.69
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Meta-analysis of transcatheter closure versus medical therapy for patent foramen ovale in prevention of recurrent neurological events after presumed paradoxical embolism. JACC Cardiovasc Interv (2012) 1.65
SCCT expert consensus document on computed tomography imaging before transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)/transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr (2012) 1.65
Long-term effects of maximally intensive statin therapy on changes in coronary atheroma composition: insights from SATURN. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging (2014) 1.64
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Design of the liraglutide effect and action in diabetes: evaluation of cardiovascular outcome results (LEADER) trial. Am Heart J (2013) 1.62
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Temporal trends in utilization of cardiac computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr (2008) 1.61
Intravascular ultrasound evidence of angiographically silent progression in coronary atherosclerosis predicts long-term morbidity and mortality after cardiac transplantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.59
Low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure and progression of coronary atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.58
Valsalva sinus aneurysms: findings at CT and MR imaging. Radiographics (2010) 1.57
Characterization and outcome of patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis referred for percutaneous aortic valve replacement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.57
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American Society of Echocardiography clinical recommendations for multimodality cardiovascular imaging of patients with pericardial disease: endorsed by the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2013) 1.51
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Effect of dual-source cardiac computed tomography on patient radiation dose in a clinical setting: comparison to single-source imaging. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr (2008) 1.51