Studies on novel and traditional risk factors of atherosclerosis
Abstract The atherosclerotic plaques develop with the adhesion of inflammatory cells and lipids onto the innermost layer of the vessel. They may eventually occlude the vessel impairing blood flow. A severe complication is the rupture of a plaque resulting in the formation of a thrombus that can...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514291296 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9789514291296 |