Université de Fribourg

Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of atherosclerotic plaque: Lost in translation?

Jain, Manish ; Zellweger, Matthieu ; Wagnières, Georges ; Bergh, Hubert van den ; Cook, Stéphane ; Giraud, Marie-Noëlle

In: Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 2017, vol. 35, no. 2, p. -

Acute coronary syndrome is a life-threatening condition of utmost clinical importance, which, despite recent progress in the field, is still associated with high morbidity and mortality. Acute coronary syndrome results from a rupture or erosion of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque with secondary platelet activation and thrombus formation, which leads to partial or complete luminal obstruction...