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Identifying Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque in Rabbits Using DMSA-USPIO Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Investigate the Effect of Atorvastatin

BACKGROUND: Rupture of an atherosclerotic plaque is the primary cause of acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular syndromes. Early and non-invasive detection of vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques (VP) would be significant in preventing some aspects of these syndromes. As a new contrast agent, dimerc...

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Autores principales: Qi, Chunmei, Deng, Liangrong, Li, Dongye, Wu, Weiheng, Gong, Lei, Li, Yong, Zhang, Qingdui, Zhang, Tao, Zhang, Chao, Zhang, Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431872/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25973795
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125677