Magnetic resonance imaging of carotid plaque inflammation in acute coronary syndromes: A sign of multisite plaque activation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-105

  Lombardo, Antonella ^a   Rizzello, Vittoria ^a   Natale, Luigi ^a   Lombardi, Mariaelena ^a   Coli, Stefano ^a   Snider, Francesco ^b   Bonomo, Lorenzo ^a   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR INFLAMMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID PLAQUE INFLAMMATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 67649862227     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.077     Document Type: Article

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