Intravascular ultrasound assessment of fibrous cap remnants after coronary plaque rupture

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-332

  Jensen, Lisette Okkels ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^a   Carlier, Stéphane G ^a   Fujii, Kenichi ^a   Moussa, Issam ^b   Dangas, George ^b   Mehran, Roxanna ^b   Stone, Gregg W ^b   Leon, Martin B ^b   Moses, Jeffrey W ^b  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33746257178     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.12.019     Document Type: Article

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