New catheter-based imagers aim to improve IVUS by letting doctors distinguish stable plaque, safely ensconced in scar tissue, from the inflamed plaque that is more likely to rupture and trigger a heart attack.
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"If you have plaque in your arteries, this is a perfect time for them to rupture and lead to a heart attack, " Steinbaum says.
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