Pathogenesis in acute coronary syndrome: The activated plaque;Patogenesi delle sindromi coronariche acute: La placca attivata

Italian Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Paoli, Giorgia ^a   Mantovani, Paola ^a   Ardissino, Diego ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Atherosclerosis; Unstable plaque

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTERY WALL; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIPID STORAGE; PATHOGENESIS; STROKE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYNDROME;

EID: 29244474910     PISSN: 15903796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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