Live Observation of Atherosclerotic Plaque Disruption in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mouse

Live Observation of Atherosclerotic Plaque Disruption in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mouse

Aim: The actual occurrence of spontaneous plaque rupture in mice has been a matter of debate. We report on an in vivo observation of the actual event of possible plaque disruption in a living ApoE-/- mouse. Methods and Results: During live contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of a 50-week-old ApoE-/-...

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Main Authors: V. Daeichin, J. C. Sluimer, K. van der Heiden, I. Skachkov, K. Kooiman, A. Janssen, B. Janssen, J. G. Bosch, N. de Jong, M. J. A. P. Daemen, A. F. W. van der Steen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-11-01
Series:Ultrasound International Open
Subjects:
ultrasound
microbubbles
plaque rupture
apoe
atherosclerosis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1565092

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