Abstract:Angioscopy is the only imaging modality that can directly evaluate the color of plaques. Therefore, nothing is more important to angioscopy than color. Plaque is classified into yellow plaque and white plaque according to their color. Yellow plaque has been considered to be vulnerable and high risk for the acute coronary syndromes, especially high-intense yellow plaque. Beta carotene is lipotorophic binding to lipid and coexisting with lipids in human atherosclerotic lesions and produces the yellow color of at… Show more
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