Pathology of the Thin‐Cap Fibroatheroma:
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- 16 May 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Interventional Cardiology
- Vol. 16 (3), 267-272
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0854.2003.8042.x
Abstract
Thin cap atheroma is the precursor of plaque rupture, which accounts for a majority of coronary thrombi. The morphologic features of thin cap atheromas that predict rupture are unknown, but we know ...Keywords
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