Angioscopic evaluation of atherosclerotic plaques: Validation by histomorphologic analysis and association with stable and unstable coronary syndromes

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Thieme, Torsten ^a   Wernecke, Klaus D ^a   Meyer, Rudolph ^a   Brandenstein, Elke ^a   Habedank, Dirk ^a   Hinz, Antje ^a   Felix, Stephan B ^a   Baumann, Gert ^a   Kleber, Franz X ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRESSLER SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0030199205     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00108-8     Document Type: Article

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