Screening of ruptured plaques in patients with coronary artery disease by intravascular ultrasound

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 621-627

  Ge, J ^a   Chirillo, F ^b   Schwedtmann, J ^a   Gorge G ^a   Haude, M ^a   Baumgart, D ^a   Shah, V ^a   Von Birgelen, C ^a   Sack, S ^a   Boudoulas, H ^c   Erbel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b TREVISO REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intravascular ultrasound; Myocardial infarction; Plaque rupture; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0032973527     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.6.621     Document Type: Article

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