Intraplaque Hemorrhage as a Stimulator of Episodic Growth of Advanced, But Nonsymptomatic Atherosclerotic Lesions. Bridging the Gap

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1390-1392

  Daemen, Mat J ^a   Kooi, Marianne Eline ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; imaging; risk stratification

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71749087703     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2009.09.009     Document Type: Editorial

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