Histomorphometric analysis of the human internal thoracic artery and relationship with cardiovascular risk factors.

In this study, we aimed at performing a histomorphometric analysis of human left internal thoracic artery (ITA) samples as well as at correlating the histomorphometric findings with the clinical profile, including risk factors and medication. Distal segments of ITA were obtained from 54 patients und...

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Main Authors: Diogo A Fonseca, Pedro E Antunes, Manuel J Antunes, Maria Dulce Cotrim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211421