Authors:
K. T. Tan1, H. W. Aw-Yeang2, D. Bakshi2; 1Bristol/UK, 2Liverpool/UK
DOI:
10.1594/ECR05/C-1069
Conclusion
There has been great advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the unstable plaque. The authors strongly believe that the practice of cardiovascular radiology would be revolutionised by the development of imaging modalities capable of detecting unstable atherosclerotic lesions. Indeed, it may be possible for the vascular interventionalist to prevent the clinical manifestation of acute atherosclerosis by the use of various invasive and non-invasive modalities to treat unstable atherosclerotic lesions. In addition, the utilisation of various agents aimed at reducing vascular inflammation may be useful in both preventing the progression of atherosclerosis and improving the outcome of vascular intervention.