Pathology of the unstable plaque.

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Published in Prog Cardiovasc Dis on May 23, 2002

Authors

Renu Virmani1, Allen P Burke, Andrew Farb, Frank D Kolodgie

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiovascular Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA.

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