Morphologic Characteristic of Coronary Artery Disease, with Emphasis on Thromboses, in Patients Younger Than 40 Years of Age
Joint Authors
Li, Ling
Fowler, David
Ripple, Mary
Tavora, Fabio
Source
Pathology Research International
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-11-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
There are few pathologic descriptions of fatal coronary artery disease in the young.
The morphologic characteristics of sudden coronary deaths in 47 hearts from patients younger than 40 years were studied.
Numbers of plaques with necrotic cores were quantitated in each heart.
Compared to 194 sudden coronary deaths >40 years, heart weight was lower, acute plaque erosions more frequent, and extent of disease less in the ≤40 years group.
Plaque burden was less in hearts with erosions, and healed infarcts more common in hearts with stable plaque.
The numbers of fibroatheromas increased with age until the 6th decade (P<.0001) as well as the proportion of total plaques that were atheromatous.
Plaques in younger patients have fewer lipid-rich cores.
Most thrombi show areas of organization, with layering frequent in erosions, suggesting a possible method of plaque enlargement in the absence of necrotic core formation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tavora, Fabio& Li, Ling& Ripple, Mary& Fowler, David. 2009. Morphologic Characteristic of Coronary Artery Disease, with Emphasis on Thromboses, in Patients Younger Than 40 Years of Age. Pathology Research International،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tavora, Fabio…[et al.]. Morphologic Characteristic of Coronary Artery Disease, with Emphasis on Thromboses, in Patients Younger Than 40 Years of Age. Pathology Research International No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tavora, Fabio& Li, Ling& Ripple, Mary& Fowler, David. Morphologic Characteristic of Coronary Artery Disease, with Emphasis on Thromboses, in Patients Younger Than 40 Years of Age. Pathology Research International. 2009. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486368
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486368