Pathology of the unstable plaque

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 349-356

  Virmani, Renu ^a   Burke, Allen P ^a   Farb, Andrew ^a   Kolodgie, Frank D ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; EROSION; HUMAN; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; SUDDEN DEATH; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0036095907     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/pcad.2002.122475     Document Type: Article

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