Highly localized arterial remodeling in patients with coronary atherosclerosis: An intravascular ultrasound study

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1470-1476

  Berglund, Hans ^b   Luo, Huai ^a   Nishioka, Toshihiko ^a   Fishbein, Michael C ^a   Eigler, Neal L ^a   Tabak, Steven W ^a   Siegel, Robert J ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arteries; Atherosclerosis; Plaque; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030774679     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.5.1470     Document Type: Article

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