Association between Tissue Characteristics of Coronary Plaque and Distal Embolization after Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: Insights from a Meta-Analysis of Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Studies

Song Ding; Longwei Xu; Fan Yang; Lingcong Kong; Yichao Zhao; Lingchen Gao; Wei Wang; Rende Xu; Heng Ge; Meng Jiang; Jun Pu; Ben He

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106583

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Association between Tissue Characteristics of Coronary Plaque and Distal Embolization after Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: Insights from a Meta-Analysis of Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Studies

Song Ding ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Song Ding, Longwei Xu

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Longwei Xu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Song Ding, Longwei Xu

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Fan Yang,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Lingcong Kong,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Yichao Zhao,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Lingchen Gao,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Wei Wang,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Rende Xu,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Heng Ge,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Meng Jiang,

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Jun Pu ,

* E-mail: pujun310@hotmail.com (JP); heben1025@hotmail.com (BH)

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Ben He

* E-mail: pujun310@hotmail.com (JP); heben1025@hotmail.com (BH)

Affiliation From Department of Cardiology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Association between Tissue Characteristics of Coronary Plaque and Distal Embolization after Coronary Intervention in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients: Insights from a Meta-Analysis of Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Studies

Song Ding,
Longwei Xu,
Fan Yang,
Lingcong Kong,
Yichao Zhao,
Lingchen Gao,
Wei Wang,
Rende Xu,
Heng Ge,
Meng Jiang

Published: November 6, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106583

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