The pathogenesis of coronary artery disease and the acute coronary syndromes

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 326, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 242-250

  Fuster, Valentin ^a   Badimon, Lina ^a   Badimon, Juan J ^a   Chesebro, James H ^b   Epstein, Franklin H ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GROWTH FACTOR; HEPARIN DERIVATIVE; LEUKOTRIENE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MITOGENIC AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN; THROMBIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MACROPHAGE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; PATHOLOGY;

CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMAN;

EID: 0027125530     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199201233260406     Document Type: Review

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