Publications by authors named "William Kong-to Hau"
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- The study evaluated the effects of atorvastatin on plaque composition in patients undergoing PCI, comparing two doses (10 mg vs. 40 mg) over 6 months.
- Both dosages led to significant reductions in overall plaque volume and fibrous volume, but the higher dose showed greater improvements in plaque regression and less necrotic core expansion.
- The findings suggest higher doses of atorvastatin offer superior benefits in modifying plaque characteristics, with no major adverse cardiac events reported in the higher dose group.
Data of virtual histology (VH) acquired by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions is lacking. This study sought to report the VH IVUS findings in degenerative aortocoronary SVG lesions and correlate various types of plaque compositions (fibrous, fibro-fatty, dense calcium, and necrotic core) with different clinical and lesion characteristics. Virtual histology IVUS was performed on SVG in 38 symptomatic patients with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting, who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention on either native vessels or SVG.
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