Atheroma morphology and distribution in proximal left anterior descending coronary artery: In vivo observations

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 825-831

  Kimura, Bruce J ^a   Russo, Robert J ^b   Bhargava, Valmik ^c   McDaniel, Martin B ^d   Peterson, Kirk L ^a   DeMaria, Anthony N ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d Sharp Cardiac Imaging Center   (United States)

^e UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029991204     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00551-X     Document Type: Article

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