Detection of silently ruptured plaque by coronary magnetic resonance

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 430-431

  Komatsu, Sei ^a   Murakawa, Tomokazu ^a   Shinohe, Tohru ^a   Tanioka, Yoshihiko ^a   Omori, Yosuke ^a   Matsumoto, Mitsuyo ^b   Higashide, Toshiaki ^a   Hirayama, Atsushi ^a   Kodama, Kazuhisa ^a  

^a OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary magnetic resonance; Intravascular ultrasound; Plaque rupture; Vulnerable patient

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 33750697043     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.10.021     Document Type: Letter

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