Update on acute coronary syndromes: the pathologists' view

“In vivo” imaging of atherosclerosis

(2012) Augusto Gallino et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

Smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching in atherosclerosis

(2012) D. Gomez et al.   CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Prevalence, Distribution, Predictors, and Outcomes of Patients With Calcified Nodules in Native Coronary Arteries

(2012) Yingjia Xu et al.   CIRCULATION

Acute Coronary Events

(2012) Armin Arbab-Zadeh et al.   CIRCULATION

Non-invasive anatomic and functional imaging of vascular inflammation and unstable plaque

(2012) P. G. Camici et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Improvement of cardiovascular risk prediction using coronary imaging: subclinical atherosclerosis: the memory of lifetime risk factor exposure

(2012) R. Erbel et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012): The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts) * Developed with the special contribution of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (EACPR)

(2012) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

A Tale of Coronary Artery Disease and Myocardial Infarction

(2012) Elizabeth G. Nabel et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Prediction of Coronary Events by Intravascular Imaging⁎⁎Editorials published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging or the American College of Cardiology.

(2012) Erling Falk et al.   JACC-Cardiovascular Imaging

Non-invasive imaging of atherosclerosis

(2012) F. R. Joshi et al.   European Heart Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging

Histopathologic Validation of the Intravascular Ultrasound Diagnosis of Calcified Coronary Artery Nodules

(2011) Jin-Bae Lee et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Macrophages in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis

(2011) Kathryn J. Moore et al.   CELL

Physical, Psychological and Chemical Triggers of Acute Cardiovascular Events

(2011) Murray A. Mittleman et al.   CIRCULATION

Forecasting the Future of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States

(2011) Paul A. Heidenreich et al.   CIRCULATION

Microparticles, Vascular Function, and Atherothrombosis

(2011) Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou et al.   CIRCULATION RESEARCH

The SHAPE Guideline: Ahead of Its Time or Just in Time?

(2011) Erling Falk et al.   Current Atherosclerosis Reports

ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

(2011) et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Coronary CT angiographic characteristics of culprit lesions in acute coronary syndromes not related to plaque rupture as defined by optical coherence tomography and angioscopy

(2011) Y. Ozaki et al.   EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Hemoglobin Directs Macrophage Differentiation and Prevents Foam Cell Formation in Human Atherosclerotic Plaques

(2011) Aloke V. Finn et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Associations between C-reactive protein, coronary artery calcium, and cardiovascular events: implications for the JUPITER population from MESA, a population-based cohort study

(2011) Michael J Blaha et al.   LANCET

Why not screen for subclinical atherosclerosis?

(2011) Henrik Sillesen et al.   LANCET

Progress and challenges in translating the biology of atherosclerosis

(2011) Peter Libby et al.   NATURE

A Prospective Natural-History Study of Coronary Atherosclerosis

(2011) Gregg W. Stone et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Specific Characteristics of Sudden Death in a Mediterranean Spanish Population

(2010) M. Teresa Subirana et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Concept of Vulnerable/Unstable Plaque

(2010) Aloke V. Finn et al.   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY

Characterization of culprit lesions in acute coronary syndromes using coronary dual-source CT angiography

(2010) Tobias Pflederer et al.   ATHEROSCLEROSIS

High Levels of Systemic Myeloperoxidase Are Associated With Coronary Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

(2010) Giuseppe Ferrante et al.   CIRCULATION

Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Risk Classification for Coronary Heart Disease Prediction

(2010) Tamar S. Polonsky   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults

(2010) Philip Greenland et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Coronary Risk Stratification, Discrimination, and Reclassification Improvement Based on Quantification of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis

(2010) Raimund Erbel et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Imaging Atherosclerotic Plaque Inflammation by Fluorodeoxyglucose With Positron Emission Tomography

(2010) James H.F. Rudd et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

A multilocus genetic risk score for coronary heart disease: case-control and prospective cohort analyses

(2010) Samuli Ripatti et al.   LANCET

Genomewide Association Studies and Assessment of the Risk of Disease

(2010) Teri A. Manolio   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Coronary Intraplaque Hemorrhage Evokes a Novel Atheroprotective Macrophage Phenotype

(2009) Joseph J. Boyle et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Mast cells in atherogenesis: Actions and reactions

(2009) Petri T. Kovanen   Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Novel concepts in atherogenesis: angiogenesis and hypoxia in atherosclerosis

(2009) Judith C Sluimer et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Computed Tomographic Angiography Characteristics of Atherosclerotic Plaques Subsequently Resulting in Acute Coronary Syndrome

(2009) Sadako Motoyama et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Microemboli and Microvascular Obstruction in Acute Coronary Thrombosis and Sudden Coronary Death

(2009) Robert S. Schwartz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Thin-Walled Microvessels in Human Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaques Show Incomplete Endothelial Junctions

(2009) Judith C. Sluimer et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

The CVD paradox: mortality vs prevalence

(2009) Valentin Fuster et al.   Nature Reviews Cardiology

The vulnerable and unstable atherosclerotic plaque

(2008) Michael C. Fishbein   CARDIOVASCULAR PATHOLOGY

From vulnerable plaque to atherothrombosis

(2008) T. Thim et al.   JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Effect of Diabetes on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis and Arterial Remodeling

(2008) Stephen J. Nicholls et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

In Search of the “Vulnerable Plaque”

(2008) John A. Ambrose   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Incidence of asymptomatic coronary thrombosis and plaque disruption: Comparison of non-cardiac and cardiac deaths among autopsy cases

(2008) Yuichiro Sato et al.   THROMBOSIS RESEARCH

Arithmetic of vulnerable plaques for noninvasive imaging

(2008) Jagat Narula et al.   Nature clinical practice. Cardiovascular medicine