Characteristics of carotid atherosclerotic plaques of chronic lipid apheresis patients as assessed by <it>In Vivo</it> High-Resolution CMR - a comparative analysis

Characteristics of carotid atherosclerotic plaques of chronic lipid apheresis patients as assessed by <it>In Vivo</it> High-Resolution CMR - a comparative analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Components of carotid atherosclerotic plaques can reliably be identified and quantified using high resolution <it>in vivo</it> 3-Tesla CMR. It is suspected that lipid apheresis therapy in addition to lowering serum lipid...

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Main Authors: Grimm Jochen M, Nikolaou Konstantin, Schindler Andreas, Hettich Reinhard, Heigl Franz, Cyran Clemens C, Schwarz Florian, Klingel Reinhard, Karpinska Anna, Yuan Chun, Dichgans Martin, Reiser Maximilian F, Saam Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-11-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
Lipid apheresis
Cardiovascular MR
Plaque imaging
Stroke
Cardiovascular disease
Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/24

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