Histopathologic characteristics of atherosclerotic coronary disease and implications of the findings for the invasive and noninvasive detection of vulnerable plaques.

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on March 12, 2013

Authors

Jagat Narula1, Masataka Nakano, Renu Virmani, Frank D Kolodgie, Rita Petersen, Robert Newcomb, Shaista Malik, Valentin Fuster, Aloke V Finn

Author Affiliations

1: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. narula@mountsinai.org

Associated clinical trials:

Relationship Between OCT Coronary Plaque Morphology and Clinical Outcome (CLIMA) | NCT02883088

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