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Atherosclerotic disease and its thrombotic complications remain the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Western society. In Australia, cardiovascular disease is responsible for one in every 2.4 (41%) deaths and is the leading single cause of mortality. The crucial final common process for the conversion of a non-occlusive, often clinically silent, atherosclerotic lesion to a potentially fatal condition is plaque disruption. The mortality associated with atherosclerotic disease relates to the acute coronary syndromes, including acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina pectoris and sudden cardiac death. There is substantial clinical, experimental and postmortem evidence demonstrating the role acute thrombosis upon a disrupted atherosclerotic plaque plays in the onset of acute coronary syndromes. Atherosclerotic plaque composition, rather than the stenotic severity, appears to be central in determining risk of both plaque rupture and subsequent thrombogenicity. In particular, a large lipid core and a thin fibrous cap render an atherosclerotic lesion susceptible or vulnerable to these complications. We are currently limited in our ability to accurately identify patients at

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Author

Stephen G. Worthley; H.M. Omar Farouque; Gérard Helft; Ian T. Meredith

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV; Wiley (ISSN 1443-9506)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)