Histological patterns of atherosclerotic plaques in unstable angina patients vary according to clinical presentation

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-22

  Mann, J M ^a   Kaski, J C ^a   Pereira, W I ^b   Arie, S ^b   Ramires, J A ^b   Pileggi, F ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accelerated progression pattern; Angina pectoris; Atherosclerosis; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOGENESIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0031825703     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.1.19     Document Type: Article

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