Plaque ruptures in stable angina pectoris compared with acute coronary syndrome

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-82

  Hong, Myeong Ki ^a   Mintz, Gary S ^b   Lee, Cheol Whan ^a   Park, Kyoung Min ^a   Lee, Bong Ki ^a   Kim, Young Hak ^a   Kang, Duk Hyun ^a   Cheong, Sang Sig ^a   Song, Jae Kwan ^a   Kim, Jae Joong ^a   Park, Seong Wook ^a   Park, Seung Jung ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Plaque; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PLAQUE RUPTURE; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUPTURE; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33751203837     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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