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Imaging of the unstable plaque: how far have we got?

Rupture of unstable plaques may lead to myocardial infarction or stroke and is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in western countries. Thus, there is a clear need for identifying these vulnerable plaques before the rupture occurs. Atherosclerotic plaques are a challenging imaging target a...

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Autores principales: Matter, Christian M., Stuber, Matthias, Nahrendorf, Matthias
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2771148/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19833636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp419