The unstable atheroma

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1859-1867

  Lee, Richard T ^a   Libby, Peter ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrous cap; Plaque rupture; Unstable lesions

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROMA; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY RISK; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031469538     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.10.1859     Document Type: Review

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