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Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1521-

  Kolodgie, Frank D ^a   Narula, Jagat ^a   Yuan, Chun ^a   Finn, Aloke V ^a   Gold, Herman K ^a   Virmani, Renu ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GENE PRODUCT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 34848901934     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.07.009     Document Type: Letter

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