Extent and distribution of atherosclerotic plaque in relation to major coronary side-branches: An intravascular ultrasound study in vivo

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 961-969

  Mallus, Maria Teresa ^a,c   Kutryk, Michael J B ^a   Prati, Francesco ^b   Von Birgelen, Clemens ^a   De Feyter, Pim J ^a   Roelandt, Jos R T C ^a   Serruys, Patrick W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary vessels; Intracoronary ultrasound; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031716279     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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