Ultrasound imaging versus morphopathology in cardiovascular diseases. Coronary collateral circulation and atherosclerotic plaque

Cardiovascular Ultrasound

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Baroldi, Giorgio ^a,b   Bigi, Riccardo ^c   Cortigiani, Lauro ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CINEANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRAST ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MYOFIBROSIS; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; ULTRASOUND; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 17844409584     PISSN: 14767120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-7120-3-6     Document Type: Review

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