Diabetic Coronary Artery Disease. How Little We Know and How Little Intravascular Ultrasound Has Taught Us**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 263-265

  Mintz, Gary S ^a  

^a CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; diabetes mellitus; intravascular ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROMA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 46849117519     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.04.020     Document Type: Editorial

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