Thrombogenic potential of whole blood is higher in patients with acute coronary syndrome than in patients with stable coronary diseases

Extensive development of vulnerable plaques as a pan-coronary process in patients with myocardial infarction: an angioscopic study

Masanori Asakura, Yasunori Ueda, Osamu Yamaguchi et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2001 · 382 citations

Radiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Extensive Development +11

Frequency and Distribution of Thin-Cap Fibroatheroma and Ruptured Plaques in Human Coronary Arteries

Pavan Cheruvu, Aloke V. Finn, Craig M. Gardner et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2007 · 349 citations

Thrombosis, Vascular Disease, Ruptured Plaques +15

The Site of Plaque Rupture in Native Coronary Arteries

Myeong‐Ki Hong, Gary S. Mintz, Cheol Whan Lee et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2005 · 145 citations

Vascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Plaque Rupture +6

The healing process of infarct-related plaques

Yasunori Ueda, Masanori Asakura, Osamu Yamaguchi et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2001 · 122 citations

Thrombosis, Ischemic Stroke, Cardiovascular Disease +10

Distribution and Frequency of Thin-Capped Fibroatheromas and Ruptured Plaques in the Entire Culprit Coronary Artery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome as Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography

Atsushi Tanaka, Toshio Imanishi, Hironori Kitabata et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology · 2008 · 95 citations

Radiology, Ruptured Plaques, Cardiovascular Disease +14