Plaque stability and the southern European paradox;Estabilidad de la placa aterosclerótica y la paradoja del sur de Europa

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-62

  Dégano, Irene R ^a   Elosua, Roberto ^a,b   Kaski, Juan C ^c   Fernández Bergés, Daniel J ^d   Grau, María ^a   Marrugat, Jaume ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Programa de Investigación Cardiovascular PERICLES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary heart disease; Mediterranean diet; Myocardial infarction; Stable plaque; Vulnerable plaque

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84871785032     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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