Dichotomous pattern of coronary atherosclerosis 1 to 9 years after transplantation: Insights from systematic intravascular ultrasound imaging

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 839-846

  Tuzcu, E Murat ^a   De Franco, Anthony C ^a   Goormastic, Marlene ^a   Hobbs, Robert E ^a   Rincon, Gustavo ^a   Bott Silverman, Corinne ^a   McCarthy, Patrick ^a   Stewart, Robert ^a   Mayer, Ellen ^a   Nissen, Steven E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0343408495     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00564-1     Document Type: Article

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