Intravascular ultrasonic analysis of plaque characteristics associated with coronary artery remodeling

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-40

  Weissman, Neil J ^d   Sheris, Steven J ^a   Chari, Ravi ^a   Mendelsohn, Farrell O ^b   Anderson, William D ^c   Breall, Jeffrey A ^a   Tanguay, Jean Francois ^b   Diver, Daniel J ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEODENSITOMETRY;

EID: 0032984428     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00188-5     Document Type: Article

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