Noninvasive Detection of Vulnerable Plaques. Are We There Yet?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1163-

  Alfonso, Fernando ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; LETTER; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS; VULNERABLE PLAQUE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77649227833     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.07.076     Document Type: Letter

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