Is age an important factor for vascular response to statin therapy? A serial optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound study

摘要

Objective Age-related structural and functional changes in vessel wall may affect the time course of vascular response to statin therapy. In this study, we sought to compare the response of lipid-rich plaque to statin therapy in elderly versus younger patients using optical coherence tomography and intravascular ultrasound.