Vulnerable plaque: From bench to bedside; local pacification versus systemic therapy

Critical coronary stenoses accounts for a small proportion of acute coronary syndromes and sudden death. The majority are caused by coronary thromboses that arise from a nonangiographically obstructive atheroma. Recent developments in noninvasive imaging of so-called vulnerable plaques created oppor...

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Main Authors: Sazzli Kasim, Darragh Moran, Eugene McFadden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Heart Views
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Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2012;volume=13;issue=4;spage=139;epage=145;aulast=Kasim