Pathophysiology of Coronary Thrombus Formation and Adverse Consequences of Thrombus During PCI

Atherosclerosis is a systemic vascular pathology that is preceded by endothelial dysfunction. Vascular inflammation “fuels” atherosclerosis and creates the milieu for episodes of intravascular thromboses. Thrombotic events in the coronary vasculature may lead to asymptomatic progression of atheroscl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Srikanth, Sundararajan, Ambrose, John A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Bentham Science Publishers 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3465820/