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. 2019 Oct 23;8(21):e012322. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.012322

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Prevalence of plaque rupture, erosion, and calcified plaque in ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction and non–ST‐segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome. Among 1241 patients, 648 presented with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction and 593 with non–ST‐segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome. The prevalence of plaque rupture, plaque erosion, and calcified plaque was 59.4%, 29.8%, and 10.8% in ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction; 37.4%, 47.9%, and 14.7% in non–ST‐segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome. The prevalence of plaque erosion was significantly higher in non–ST‐segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome than in ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction patients (47.9% vs 29.8%, P=0.0002). NSTE‐ACS indicates non–ST‐segment–elevation acute coronary syndrome; STEMI, ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction.