Research Article, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 2 Issue: 3
Correlation of Within-Plaque Inflammatory Biomarkers with Coronary Plaque Subtypes Categorized by Contrast-Enhanced Coronary Computerized Tomography
Aldo Martinez1, Vertilio M. Cornielle2, Orlando Santana1*, Elena Vrotsos3, Marcela Chiste3, Lydia Howard3, William F. Burke III4, Nirat Beohar1, Todd Heimowitz1 and Gervasio Lamas1 | |
1Columbia University Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Heart Institute, Florida, USA | |
2Department of Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA | |
3Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA | |
4Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA | |
Corresponding author : Orlando Santana, MD Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, Florida 33140, USA Tel: 305-674-2168; Fax: 305-674-2368 E-mail: osantana@msmc.com |
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Received: April 24, 2013 Accepted: May 23, 2013 Published: May 30, 2013 | |
Citation: Martinez A, Cornielle VM, Santana O, Vrotsos E, Chiste M, et al. (2013) Correlation of Within-Plaque Inflammatory Biomarkers with Coronary Plaque Subtypes Categorized by Contrast-Enhanced Coronary Computerized Tomography. Int J Cardiovasc Res 2:3. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000128 |
Abstract
Correlation of Within-Plaque Inflammatory Biomarkers with Coronary Plaque Subtypes Categorized by Contrast-Enhanced Coronary Computerized Tomography
The acute coronary syndromes (ACS) (unstable angina or myocardial infarction with or without ST-segment elevation) remain a major public health problem in the developed and increasingly in the developing world. Each year, approximately 1.3 million Americans suffer an ACS.