Original InvestigationEruptive Calcified Nodules as a Potential Mechanism of Acute Coronary Thrombosis and Sudden Death
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Key Words
acute myocardial infarction
calcified nodule
sudden coronary death
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACS
acute coronary syndromes
CKD
chronic kidney disease
CN
calcified nodule
DM
diabetes mellitus
IVUS
intravascular ultrasound
NC
necrotic core
OCME
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
OCT
optical coherence tomography
SCD
sudden cardiac death
SCoD
sudden coronary death
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Drs. Torii and Sato contributed equally to this work.
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