Plaque rupture and intracoronary thrombus in nonculprit vessels: An eyewitness account

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 659-660

  Ambrose, John A ^a,b   D'Agate, David J ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY RUPTURE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COLOR; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THROMBUS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 14044266776     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.12.009     Document Type: Editorial

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