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A Cardiologist Looks at the Importance of being Able to Quantify the Patient’s Plaque Size

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Angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, sudden death, and heart failure following ischemic cardiomyopathy are the main clinically important areas of cardiovascular disease. It is clear that heart attacks are in fact the consequence of coronary atherosclerosis.

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    J. Bonnet, Th. Couffinal, V. Tourtoulou & D. Benchimol

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Bonnet, J., Couffinal, T., Tourtoulou, V., Benchimol, D. (1991). A Cardiologist Looks at the Importance of being Able to Quantify the Patient’s Plaque Size. In: Wissler, R.W., Bond, M.G., Mercuri, M., Tanganelli, P., Weber, G., Friedman, G. (eds) Atherosclerotic Plaques. Nato ASI Series, vol 219. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0438-9_2

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