%0 Article
%A Afolabi, A., 
%A Mustafina, I., 
%A Zhao, L., 
%A Li, L., 
%A Sun, R., 
%A Hu, S., 
%A Zhang, S., 
%A Jia, H., 
%A Guilio, G., 
%A Yu, B., 
%T 
%D 2018
%R 10.1002/ccd.27496
%X Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine if spotty calcification decreases the response of plaque progression to statin therapy. Background: Previous studies showed that the presence of spotty calcification is a marker of vulnerable plaque. However, the relationship between spotty calcification and plaque progression is not clear. Methods: Ninety-six nonculprit lipid-rich plaques in 69 patients who received serial optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging were included. Plaques were divided into three groups: spotty calcification (n = 38), calcified (n = 12) and noncalcified (n = 46) plaques. Spotty calcification was identified by the presence of a lesion 
%U https://repo.bashgmu.ru/publication/1162