Characteristics of coronary plaques before angiographic progression determined by Multi-Slice CT

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-428

  Leber, Alexander W ^a   von Ziegler, Franz ^a   Becker, Alexander ^a   Becker, Christoph R ^a   Reiser, Maximilian ^a   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a   Knez, Andreas ^a   Boekstegers, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary plaque; Intravascular ultrasound; Multi slice tomography; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41149175617     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9278-9     Document Type: Article

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