The vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque: scope of the literature.

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Published in Ann Intern Med on August 16, 2010

Authors

Alawi A Alsheikh-Ali1, Georgios D Kitsios, Ethan M Balk, Joseph Lau, Stanley Ip

Author Affiliations

1: Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

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