Significance of characterization of non-culprit lesions: An underscored clinical problem

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 195, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 236-241

  Toutouzas, Konstantinos ^a   Drakopoulou, Maria ^a   Vaina, Sophia ^a   Stefanadis, Christodoulos ^a  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Atherosclerosis; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THROMBOSIS;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RUPTURE;

EID: 36048929908     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.04.001     Document Type: Review

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