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Usefulness of Intravascular Ultrasound for Detecting Atherosclerosis Progression Or Regression

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Atherosclerosis as the major contributor to coronary artery disease and mortality: Atherosclerosis is the major cause of death in the United States, despite recent evidence suggesting an overall reduction in cardiovascular mortality (1–6). Findings of the International Atherosclerosis Project (7) and others (8) indicate that cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are related to the overall extent of atherosclerosis. The ubiquitous nature of atherosclerosis, even in young subjects, is well established (9). Likewise, the contribution of dyslipidemia as the most powerful predictor of coronary artery disease, with the exception of age, is well understood (10,11). Therefore, reduction (ideally, prevention) of atherosclerosis should have a major impact on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In this regard, both the treatment options to reduce atherosclerosis and the imaging modalities to document the progression or regression of atherosclerosis are important.

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    Mun K. Hong MD, Martin B. Leon MD & Gary S. Mintz MD (Director, Intravascular Ultrasound Program)

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    Gary S. Mintz MD (Director, Intravascular Ultrasound Program)

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Hong, M.K., Leon, M.B., Mintz, G.S. (1997). Usefulness of Intravascular Ultrasound for Detecting Atherosclerosis Progression Or Regression. In: Klein, L.W. (eds) Coronary Stenosis Morphology: Analysis and Implication. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 190. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6287-0_10

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