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The “spastic” coronary plaque: dynamic deformation of an atheromatous plaque demonstrated by optical coherence tomography

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building A1, 48149, Münster, Germany

    Anca Florian, Dieter Fischer & Ali Yilmaz

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Supplementary material 1 (AVI 5589 kb) Movie 1 – Coronary angiography of the left coronary artery at baseline

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Supplementary material 2 (AVI 5448 kb) Movie 2 – Coronary angiography of the left coronary artery after administration of nitroglycerin

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Supplementary material 3 (AVI 5872 kb) Movie 3 – Coronary angiography of the left coronary artery after positioning of the optical coherence tomography catheter

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Supplementary material 4 (AVI 5519 kb) Movie 4 – Coronary angiography of the left coronary artery after positioning of the optical coherence tomography catheter and additional administration of nitroglycerin

Supplementary material 5 (AVI 4953 kb) Movie 5 – Coronary angiography of the right coronary artery

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Florian, A., Fischer, D. & Yilmaz, A. The “spastic” coronary plaque: dynamic deformation of an atheromatous plaque demonstrated by optical coherence tomography. Clin Res Cardiol 105, 636–638 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-016-0976-y

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