Increased macrophage activity in coronary plaques in patients with acute coronary syndrome and familial hypercholesterolemia
FH patients with ACS had more coronary plaques with macrophages, particularly in non-culprit segments, which may partly explain the increased risk of recurrent coronary events.
Authors
- Masahiro Katamine
- Takako Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8331-0837)
- Toshiyuki Iwaya
- Takuya Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-1046)
- Kiyoshi Asakura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8455-6142)
- Yoshiyasu Minami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2745-9682)
- J Ako
Institutions
- Kitasato University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcrp.2025.200552
- Primary Topic
- Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00