Morphological and morphometric analysis of coronary atherosclerosis - An autopsy study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 239-242

  Amel, Erli ^a   Prathiba, D ^a,b   Kumar, Sampath ^b  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Modified AHA classification; Thin cap fibroatheroma; Vulnerable plaques

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MORPHOMETRICS;

AUTOPSY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; INDIA; INFLAMMATION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33747803595     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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