Characteristics of culprit atheromatous plaques obtained in vivo by intravascular ultrasound radiofrequency analysis: Results from the CULPLAC study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 400-407

  Cascón Pérez, José D ^a,d   De La Torre Hernández, José M ^b   Ruiz Abellón, María C ^a,c   Martínez Pascual, Miryam ^a   Mármol Lozano, Rosario ^a   López Candel, José ^a   Cano, Pedro ^a   Fernández, Concepción ^a   Ramos, José L ^a   Villegas, Manuel ^a   Picó Aracil, Francisco ^a  

^a Santa Maria del Rosell University Hospital   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^d University Hospital Santa Lucia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROMA; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84875231458     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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