Expansive Arterial Remodeling Is Associated With Increased Neointimal Macrophage Foam Cell Content
- 4 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 105 (22) , 2686-2691
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.0000016825.17448.11
Abstract
Background— Recent observations associate plaque instability with expansive arterial remodeling, suggesting a common driving mechanism.Keywords
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