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New methods to image unstable atherosclerotic plaques

Atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the primary mechanism responsible for myocardial infarction and stroke, the top two killers worldwide. Despite being potentially fatal, the ubiquitous prevalence of atherosclerosis amongst the middle aged and elderly renders individual events relatively rare. This m...

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Autores principales: Andrews, Jack P.M., Fayad, Zahi A., Dweck, Marc R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6463488/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29602139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.03.021