Positive Remodeling – a Major Feature of Vulnerability in Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease
The most common cause of acute coronary syndrome is thrombosis of an atheromatous plaque. Positive remodeling is the compensatory dilatation of the plaque-containing section of the vessel wall. Plaques are most commonly characterized as vulnerable when possessing some of the following features: fibr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2021-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jim-2021-0005 |