Noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease: challenges for prevention of disease and clinical events Métodos não invasivos para identificação da doença aterosclerótica: desafios para prevenção da doença e eventos clínicos

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects essentially all arterial beds including the aorta, coronaries, carotids, and peripheral arteries. It is the main cause of death in the western hemisphere, due to cardiovascular syndromes such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, and...

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Main Authors: Protásio Lemos da Luz, Paulo José Bertini, Desiderio Favarato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2005-10-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000500011