Coronary atherosclerosis in sudden cardiac death: An autopsy study

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 486-489

  Sudha, M Lakshmi ^a   Sundaram, Sandhya ^a   Purushothaman, K Raman ^b   Kumar, P Sampath ^a   Prathiba, D ^a  

^a SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Autopsy; Microvessel density; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CARDIOVASCULAR INFLAMMATION; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70350317712     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0377-4929.56130     Document Type: Article

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