Pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome;Pathogenetische mechanismen des akuten koronarsyndroms

Hamostaseologie

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 99-103

  Hölschermann, Hans ^a   Tillmanns, H ^b   Bode, C ^c  

^a Hochtaunus Kliniken   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Inflammation; Ischaemia; Plaque rupture; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTERY RUPTURE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; REVIEW; SOLID; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THROMBOGENESIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33745954980     PISSN: 07209355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1616892     Document Type: Review

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