Transmural coronary inflammation triggers simultaneous multivessel rupture of unstable plaques

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 488-491

  Maresi, Emiliano ^a   Midulla, Rosalba ^a   Cospite, Valentina ^a   Morici, Nuccia ^a   Tavormina, Rossella ^a   Fazio, Giovanni ^a   Orlando, Elisabetta ^a   Porcasi, Rosanna ^a   Trapanese, Caterina ^a   Procaccianti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Atherosclerosis; Inflammation; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RUPTURE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RUPTURE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HEART RUPTURE; HEART SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; INFLAMMATION; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 1542600204     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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