Comparison between Adventitial and Intimal Inflammation of Ruptured and Nonruptured Atherosclerotic Plaques in Human Coronary Arteries

Comparison between Adventitial and Intimal Inflammation of Ruptured and Nonruptured Atherosclerotic Plaques in Human Coronary Arteries

OBJECTIVE: To verify the possible role of adventitial inflammation in atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability and coronary artery remodelling. METHODS: We compared the mean numbers of lymphocytes in the adventitia and in the plaque of ruptured thrombosed and stable equi-stenotic coronary segments of 34...

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Main Authors: Maria L. Higuchi, Paulo S. Gutierrez, Hiram G. Bezerra, Suely A. Palomino, Vera D. Aiello, Júlia M. L. Silvestre, Peter Libby, José A. F. Ramires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2002-07-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
coronary atherosclerosis
unstable plaques
arteritis
aneurysm
adventitial inflammation
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