Multimodal cardiovascular magnetic resonance quantifies regional variation in vascular structure and function in patients with coronary artery disease: relationships with coronary disease severity.

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) of the vessel wall is highly reproducible and can evaluate both changes in plaque burden and composition. It can also measure aortic compliance and endothelial function in a single integrated examination. Previous studies have focused on patients w...

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Main Authors: Kylintireas, I, Shirodaria, C, Lee, J, Cunningon, C, Lindsay, A, Francis, J, Robson, M, Neubauer, S, Channon, K, Choudhury, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011