Macrophages, Smooth Muscle Cells, and Tissue Factor in Unstable Angina
- 15 December 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 94 (12) , 3090-3097
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.94.12.3090
Abstract
Background Macrophage expression of tissue factor may be responsible for coronary thrombogenicity in patients with plaque rupture. In patients without plaque rupture, smooth muscle cells may be the...Keywords
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