Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability Rather than Stenosis Predisposes to Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

<div>IVUS runs of LAD lesions. (a) Greyscale run of SA patient. (b) iMAP study of lesion in (a). (c) Greyscale run of NSTE-ACS patient. (d) iMAP study of lesion in (c). Green = fibrous component. Yellow = lipid component. Red = necrotic component. Blue = dense calcium.</div>

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Figure 2: Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability Rather than Stenosis Predisposes to Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes 