Plaque characterization and atherosclerosis evaluation by coronary angioscopy

Herz

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 501-504

  Ueda, Yasunori ^a   Hirayama, Atsushi ^b   Kodama, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Angioscopy; Distal protection device; Plaque rupture; Thrombus; Yellow plaque

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EROSION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; RUPTURE; THROMBUS; VASOSPASM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ANGIOSCOPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0141955001     PISSN: 03409937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00059-003-2486-8     Document Type: Article

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