Evidence of a chronic systemic cause of instability of atherosclerotic plaques.
BACKGROUND: Major thrombotic and embolic complications of atherosclerosis are closely associated with irregularity and rupture of atheromatous plaques in both the carotid and coronary arteries. Plaque instability is partly determined by local factors, but systemic factors, such as infection, autoimm...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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