EFFECTS OF STATIN THERAPY ON CORONARY PLAQUE MORPHOLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME VERSUS STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS

Large clinical trials demonstrated the benefit of statin therapy in both patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and stable angina pectoris (SAP). However, the vascular response to statin therapy in relation to the clinical presentation is largely unknown. Sixty-nine patients (55 ACS, 14 SAP)