Heart rate lowering treatment leads to a reduction in vulnerable plaque features in atherosclerotic rabbits.

Heart rate lowering treatment leads to a reduction in vulnerable plaque features in atherosclerotic rabbits.

<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the effect of a heart rate (HR) lowering agent (Ivabradine) on features of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound imaging, and histology.<h4>Approach and results</h4>Atherosclerosis was induced i...

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Main Authors: Raf H M van Hoof, Evelien Hermeling, Judith C Sluimer, Julie Salzmann, Arnold P G Hoeks, Jérôme Roussel, Mat J A P Daemen, Harry Struijker-Boudier, Joachim E Wildberger, Sylvia Heeneman, M Eline Kooi
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179024&type=printable

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