Resolution of inflammation, statins, and plaque regression

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 178-181

  Moreno, Pedro R ^a   Kini, Annapoorna ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atherosclerosis; fibrous cap; plaque regression; vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; GELATINASE A; PITAVASTATIN; ROSUVASTATIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CELL DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID OXIDATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84857096097     PISSN: 1936878X     EISSN: 18767591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.01.002     Document Type: Editorial

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