Endothelial dysfunction versus early atherosclerosis: A study with high resolution imaging

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1714-1716

  Manfrini, Olivia ^a   Cenko, Edina ^a   Verna, Edoardo ^b   Uriarte, Jorge A Salerno ^b   Bugiardini, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary artery; Endothelial dysfunction; Optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

CORONARY ARTERY; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; IVUS; OCT; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY;

CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 84885315870     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.03.067     Document Type: Article

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