Effect of simvastatin on coronary lesion site remodeling: A serial intravascular ultrasound study

Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 256-263

  Jensen, Lisette Okkels ^a   Thayssen, Per ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^b   Carlier, Stéphane G ^b   Pedersen, Knud Erik ^a   Haghfelt, Torben ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intravascular ultrasound; Lipids

Indexed keywords

SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; ARTERY LESION; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL MEMBRANE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY REMODELLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIMVASTATIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33751081845     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093367     Document Type: Article

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