RT - Article
SR - Electronic
T1 - 
SP - 2018-07-11
DO - 10.1002/ccd.27496
A1 - Afolabi, A., 
A1 - Mustafina, I., 
A1 - Zhao, L., 
A1 - Li, L., 
A1 - Sun, R., 
A1 - Hu, S., 
A1 - Zhang, S., 
A1 - Jia, H., 
A1 - Guilio, G., 
A1 - Yu, B., 
YR - 2018
UL - https://repo.bashgmu.ru/publication/1162
AB - 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