Plaque size, vessel size and plaque vulnerability: bigger may not be better

J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998 Sep;32(3):663-4. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00301-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Aged
  • Arteriosclerosis / immunology
  • Arteriosclerosis / pathology*
  • Arteritis / immunology
  • Arteritis / pathology*
  • Collagen / metabolism
  • Coronary Artery Disease / immunology
  • Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery / immunology
  • Femoral Artery / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Macrophages / pathology
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes / pathology
  • Vascular Patency / physiology

Substances

  • Actins
  • Collagen