Healed plaque ruptures and sudden coronary death: Evidence that subclinical rupture has a role in plaque progression

Circulation

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 934-940

  Burke, Allen P ^a   Kolodgie, Frank D ^a   Farb, Andrew ^a   Weber, Deena K ^a   Malcom, Gray T ^b   Smialek, John ^c   Virmani, Renu ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Death, sudden; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0035916310     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.103.7.934     Document Type: Article

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