Patterns of coronary artery movement and the development of coronary atherosclerosis

Circulation Journal

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 846-850

  Konta, Tsuyoshi ^a,b   Hugh, John ^a   Bett, Nicholas ^a  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Ogawa Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery movement; Coronary atherosclerosis; Mechanical stress

Indexed keywords

ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MECHANICAL STRESS;

BIOMECHANICS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0141960993     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.67.846     Document Type: Article

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