How to assess coronary artery remodeling by intravascular ultrasound

American Heart Journal

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 414-416

  Schartl, Michael ^a   Bocksch, Wolfgang ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33747200533     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.027     Document Type: Editorial

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