Reassessing the Mechanisms of Acute Coronary Syndromes: The “Vulnerable Plaque” and Superficial Erosion

The mechanisms that underlie superficial erosion, a cause of coronary thrombosis distinct from plaque rupture, have garnered recent interest. In an era of improved control of traditional risk factors, such as LDL (low-density lipoprotein), plaque erosion may assume greater clinical importance. Plaqu...

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Published in:Circulation research 2019-01, Vol.124 (1), p.150-160
Main Authors: Libby, Peter, Pasterkamp, Gerard, Crea, Filippo, Jang, Ik-Kyung
Format: Article
Language:English
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