Thermal detection of cellular infiltrates in living atherosclerotic plaques: Possible implications for plaque rupture and thrombosis

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9013, 1996, Pages 1447-1449

  Casscells, Ward ^a,b,c   Hathorn, Bryan ^c   David, Marian ^c   Krabach, Tim ^d   Vaughn, William K ^a,c   McAllister, Hugh A ^a,c   Bearman, Greg ^d   Willerson, James T ^a,b,c  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSCOPY; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL DENSITY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMISTOR; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0029939573     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91684-0     Document Type: Article

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