A pattern of disperse plaque microcalcifications identifies a subset of plaques with high inflammatory burden in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Atherosclerosis, 09/02/2011
Li XF et al. – A pattern of disperse microcalcifications is positively associated with presence of the inflammatory biomarkers macrophages, C–reactive protein (CRP) and osteopontin in thrombectomy materials of ST–segment elevation type of AMI (STEMI) patients. Based on these findings, the authors speculate that such microcalcifications could have the potential to serve as a surrogate marker for plaques with high inflammatory burden.







