Association of cholesterol levels and occurrence of angiographically detectable endothelial disruption during coronary angioplasty

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 336-340

  Rubboli, Andrea ^a,d   Euler, David E ^b   Sangiorgio, Pietro ^a   Casella, Gianni ^a   La Vecchia, Luigi ^c   Fontanelli, Alessandro ^c   Bracchetti, Daniele ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

^c SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLE CROCI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissection; Hypercholesterolemia; Percutaneous coronary interventions; Stent

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BALLOON CATHETER; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0038677016     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4950260708     Document Type: Article

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