Shrinkage of human coronary arteries is an important determinant of de novo atherosclerotic luminal stenosis: An in vivo intravascular ultrasound study

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-147

  Smits, P C ^a   Bos, L ^a   Quarles Van Ufford, M A ^b   Eefting, F D ^a   Pasterkamp, G ^a   Borst, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Cardiology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary arteries; Intravascular ultrasound; Remodelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0031953716     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.2.143     Document Type: Article

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