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Ischemic Heart Disease

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Ischemic heart disease is the most common cause of death in developed countries and its prevalence is increasing in developing countries. Not all ischemic heart disease is related to atherosclerosis, although the great majority is due to coronary artery atherosclerosis (Table 7.1). Plaques may become complicated whether they are mildly or severely stenotic. When one detects a severe coronary stenosis by angiogram, there usually are a large number of silent non-stenotic plaques that are at risk for complications such as acute occlusion [1].

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  2. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus Carling Ave. 1053, K1Y 4E9, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Chan, KL., Veinot, J.P. (2010). Ischemic Heart Disease. In: Anatomic Basis of Echocardiographic Diagnosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-387-9_7

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