... by cap thinning, inflammation, macroscopic heterogeneity, and recently, the presence of microcalcifications. There is growing evidence that microcalcifications exist in the fibrous cap of plaque lesions. However, their role is not yet fully understood. The goal of the present work is to investigate...

...Dimitrios E. Kiousis; Stephan F. Rubinigg; Martin Auer; Gerhard A. Holzapfel A lipid core that occupies a high proportion of the plaque volume in addition to a thin fibrous cap is a predominant indicator of plaque vulnerability. Nowadays, noninvasive imaging modalities can identify such structural...