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Site-specific Phenotype of Atherosclerotic Lesions According to Their Location Within the Coronary Tree – a CCTA-based Study of Vulnerable Plaques Cover

Site-specific Phenotype of Atherosclerotic Lesions According to Their Location Within the Coronary Tree – a CCTA-based Study of Vulnerable Plaques

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies
Volume 7 (2021): Issue 2 (June 2021)
By: Diana Opincariu,  Nora Rat,  Andras Mester,  Roxana Hodas,  Daniel Cernica,  Dan Pasaroiu,  Mihaela Ratiu,  Monica Chitu,  Istvan Kovacs,  Imre Benedek and  Theodora Benedek  
Open Access
|Jul 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2021-0010 | Journal eISSN: 2457-5518 | Journal ISSN: 2457-550X
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Language: English
Page range: 39 - 46
Submitted on: Apr 30, 2021
Accepted on: May 15, 2021
Published on: Jul 17, 2021
Published by: Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
coronary artery disease,
coronary CT angiography,
vulnerability degree,
plaque location
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Emergency medicine and intensive-care medicine,
Radiology,
Internal medicine,
Cardiology

© 2021 Diana Opincariu, Nora Rat, Andras Mester, Roxana Hodas, Daniel Cernica, Dan Pasaroiu, Mihaela Ratiu, Monica Chitu, Istvan Kovacs, Imre Benedek, Theodora Benedek, published by Asociatia Transilvana de Terapie Transvasculara si Transplant KARDIOMED
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