Novel CT-based imaging markers for high-risk coronary plaques

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 633-634

  Saraste, Antti ^a,b   Knuuti, Juhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BIFURCATION LESION; EDITORIAL; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MECHANICAL STRESS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SHEAR STRESS; THIN CAP FIBROATHEROMA;

CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84866238158     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jes129     Document Type: Editorial

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