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Acute myocardial infarction and vascular remodeling.

Filardo SD, Schwarzacher SP, Lo ST, Herity NA, Lee DP, Huegel H, Mullen WL, Fitzgerald PJ, Ward MR, Yeung AC. Am J Cardiol. 2000; 85 (6): 760-2, A8

We used intravascular ultrasound to show that outward remodeling predominates in lesions responsible for acute myocardial infarction, whereas negative remodeling is far more prevalent in lesions responsible for chronic stable angina. The total cholesterol:high-density lipoprotein ratio was also strongly correlated with outward remodeling.

PubMedID: 12000055