An individual may develop a rupture of an atheromatous plaque at any stage of the spectrum of coronary artery disease. The acute rupture of a plaque may lead to an acute myocardial infarction ...

whereas those located in the right coronary artery, seen in 24.2% of patients, were more distal. The presence of plaque rupture was significantly associated with greater BMI and higher plaque ...

This can result in hemodynamically significant stenosis and even coronary artery rupture causing a bloody pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade and death. Coronary artery dissections are common ...

The rupture causes a spillage of "contents into ... such as in the case of a coronary artery dissection." Regardless of the ...

The “vulnerable” plaque responsible for acute coronary syndromes and, ultimately, coronary artery thrombosis ... With “plaque rupture” or “plaque erosion,” the thin fibrous cap ...

Although coronary artery lesions in treated animals were only modestly smaller than plaques in control animals, they had a significantly reduced inflammatory cell content and necrotic core area ...