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Fig. 3 | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Fig. 3

From: Acute myocardial infarction with left main coronary artery ostial negative remodelling as the first manifestation of Takayasu arteritis: a case report

Fig. 3

Intravenous ultrasound (IVUS) images. After the first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), IVUS demonstrated that the external elastic membrane (EEM) areas of the ostium, proximal segment and middle segment of the LMCA were 7.11 (a), 8.34 (b) and 15.68 (c), respectively (in mm2). It also showed negative remodelling of the ostium of the LMCA (remodelling index = 0.45). The remodelling index was calculated by the ratio of the EEM areas of the middle LMCA segment to the LMCA ostium (7.11 mm2/15.68 mm2)

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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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