What happens inside an atherosclerotic plaque?

International Congress Series

Volumn 1262, Issue C, 2004, Pages 253-256

  Libby, Peter ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Atherosclerosis; Endothelial dysfunction; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023015119     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2003.12.048     Document Type: Article

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