Patients with more coronary yellow plaques have higher risk of stenosis progression within 7 months

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-53

  Omori, Yosuke ^a   Ueda, Yasunori ^b   Okada, Katsuki ^b   Nishio, Mayu ^b   Hirata, Akio ^b   Asai, Mitsutoshi ^b   Nemoto, Takayoshi ^b   Matsuo, Koshi ^b   Kashiwase, Kazunori ^b   Kodama, Kazuhisa ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA POLICE HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angioscopy; Atherosclerosis; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOSCOPY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANGIOSCOPY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959690753     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: 18764738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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