Pathophysiology of calcium deposition in coronary arteries

Herz

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 239-244

  Burke, Allen P ^a   Weber, Deena K ^a   Kolodgie, Frank D ^a   Farb, Andrew ^a   Taylor, Allen J ^b   Virmani, Renu ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Calcium deposition; Coronary plaque morphology

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0034958955     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002026     Document Type: Article

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