Severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with a first acute coronary event: A diabetes paradox

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 729-741

  Niccoli, Giampaolo ^a   Giubilato, Simona ^a   Di Vito, Luca ^b   Leo, Andrea ^a   Cosentino, Nicola ^a   Pitocco, Dario ^a   Marco, Valeria ^b   Ghirlanda, Giovanni ^a   Prati, Francesco ^b   Crea, Filippo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Atherosclerotic burden; Collaterals; Coronary calcium; Diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETIC PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VASCULAR CALCIFICATION;

EID: 84874902620     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs393     Document Type: Article

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