MR imaging-verified plaque delipidation with lipid-lowering therapy: Important questions remain

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 987-989

  Kramer, Christopher M ^a   Mani, Venkatesh ^b   Fayad, Zahi A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerotic plaque; carotid artery; lipid lowering; magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; COLESEVELAM; EZETIMIBE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; NICOTINIC ACID; ROSUVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTIFACT; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LOW DRUG DOSE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052795469     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2011.06.014     Document Type: Editorial

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