Are elevated levels of systemic pentraxin 3 associated with thin-cap fibroatheroma in coronary culprit lesions : assessment by optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound?
Higher levels of systemic PTX3 are associated with TCFA. Systemic PTX3 levels comprise a useful inflammatory marker that reflects coronary plaque vulnerability.
On the basis of these findings, higher tissue density appears to manifest in only a subset of BRONJ patients, suggesting that density may have limitations as a biomarker for early detection of this condition.