Coronary fat content evaluated by morphometry in patients with severe atherosclerosis has no relation with serum lipid levels
The relationship between lipid serum levels and coronary atherosclerotic plaque fat content was studied in 51 necropsy patients. Serum lipids were measured by standard techniques, during life, in the absence of lipid-lowering drugs. Intima, intimal fat and media areas were measured using a computeri...
Main Authors: | D.J. Braz Jr., P.S. Gutierrez, P.L. da Luz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2007-04-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000400004 |
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