Positive and negative arterial remodeling extremes of the remodeling response
Positive and negative arterial remodeling extremes of the remodeling response
Longitudinal sections through vessel segments show positively and negatively remodeled lesions. The lumen diameter is maintained with positive remodeling, while there is significant luminal narrowing with negative remodeling.
EEM: external elastic membrane; RR: remodeling ratio (EEM area lesion/EEM area proximal reference).