Thrombosis and morphology of plaque rupture using optical coherence tomography

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1092-1095

  Guo, Jun ^a   Chen, Yun Dai ^a   Tian, Feng ^a   Liu, Hong Bin ^a   Chen, Lian ^a   Sun, Zhi Jun ^a   Ren, Yi Hong ^a   Jin, Qin Hua ^a   Liu, Chang Fu ^a   Han, Bao Shi ^a   Gai, Lu Yue ^a   Yang, Ting Shu ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Optical coherence tomography; Plaque rupture; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL THICKNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; RUPTURE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBUS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE;

EID: 84876894754     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20122642     Document Type: Article

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