The “Vulnerable” Stent

The “Vulnerable” Stent

n a new era where the clinical manifestations of acute oronary syndromes are just considered to be the peak of the ceberg of an underlying systemic inflammatory process, erms such as “vulnerable plaque” have lost appeal in favor of ore comprehensive terminology such as vulnerable blood, ulnerable myocardium, and vulnerable patient (1). Ultiately, all of them emphasize the need for implementing ...

Vulnerable plaque inside stent.

I T H A S B E E N P R O P O S E D T H A T N O N H E A L I N G E N D O T H E L I U M after percutaeous coronary intervention may allow for insudation of lipids superficial to the stent strut level, specially when the underlying plaque carried a large necrotic core. This may result in formation of a ipid-rich neointima, and the lipid core so created is referred to as nouveau atherosclerosis; the ...

Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable People

Intravascular ultrasonic imaging of vulnerable plaque in a bare metal stent 10 years after implantation.

A 77-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with unstable angina pectoris. She was previously diagnosed as having both mitral valve regurgitation and aortic valve stenosis and underwent surgery for replacement of both valves when she was 61 years of age. At 66 years of age, she was admitted to our hospital for angina pectoris and underwent implantation of a bare metal stent (BMS; 3.5 15 mm...

Targeting the vulnerable in emergency situations: who is vulnerable?

BACKGROUND Emergencies such as wars and natural disasters increase the vulnerability of affected populations and expose these populations to risks such as disease, violence, and hunger. Emergency public health interventions aim to mitigate these effects by providing basic minimum requirements, reducing vulnerability, and reducing exposure to risk. Targeted services are generally aimed at childr...