Plaque composition and stenosis severity: is there any hope for plaque regression?

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Published in Atherosclerosis on September 01, 2011

Authors

Mouaz H Al-Mallah1, Khurram Nasir

Author Affiliations

1: Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; King Abdul-Aziz Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. mouaz74@gmail.com

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