Angioscopically-determined extent of coronary atherosclerosis is associated with severity of acute coronary syndrome

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 220-224

  Ueda, Yasunori ^a   Oyabu, Jota ^a   Okada, Katsuki ^a   Murakawa, Tomokazu ^a   Hirayama, Atsushi ^a   Kodama, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Angioscopy; Thrombus; Yellow plaque

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CREATINE KINASE MB; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; NITRATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSCOPE; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COLOR; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; YELLOW PLAQUE; ACUTE DISEASE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLOOD; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANGIOSCOPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY DISEASE; CREATINE KINASE, MB FORM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNDROME;

EID: 33744992220     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: 15572501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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