Paul Yock, MD

Publication Details

• Coronary risk factors and coronary atheroma burden at severely narrowing segments.

  Kaneda H, Kataoka T, Ako J, Honda Y, Yock PG, Fitzgerald PJ. Int J Cardiol. 2008; 124 (1): 124-6

  While only few data exist correlating cardiovascular risk factors with volumetric measurements of coronary atheroma burden in patients with coronary artery disease, a recent report using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) demonstrated independent predictors of atherosclerotic burden in a native coronary artery with relatively mild narrowing (20-50% diameter stenosis by visual estimation). The purpose of this study was to examine whether cardiovascular risk factors can predict atherosclerotic burden at severely narrowing segments (>50% diameter stenosis).

  PubMedID: 17350700