Vulnerable plaque: Pathobiology and clinical implications

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1050-1060

  Kullo, Iftikhar J ^a   Edwards, William D ^a   Schwartz, Robert S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MECHANICAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032534953     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-12-199812150-00010     Document Type: Review

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