Mechanical and structural characteristics of vulnerable plaques: Analysis by coronary angioscopy and intravascular ultrasound

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 99-104

  Takano, Masamichi ^a   Mizuno, Kyoichi ^a   Okamatsu, Kentaro ^a   Yokoyama, Shinya ^a   Ohba, Takayoshi ^a   Sakai, Shunta ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL CHIBA HOKUSOH HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOSCOPY; APPARATUS; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

AGED; ANGIOSCOPY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 0034969428     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01315-8     Document Type: Article

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