Coronary plaque disruption.

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Published in Circulation on August 01, 1995

Authors

E Falk1, P K Shah, V Fuster

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Skejby University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.

Associated clinical trials:

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

Correlation Between Serum Markers of Unstable Plaque and Virtual Histology of Unstable Plaque Visualized by IVUS (IVUS) | NCT00466050

Anti-chlamydophila Antibiotic Combination Therapy in the Treatment of Patients With Coronary Heart Disease (ACAC-CHD) | NCT03618108

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