American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , 1 August 2010

Clinical Classification and Plaque Morphology Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography in Unstable Angina Pectoris

Received 28 December 2009 ,Revised 4 March 2010 ,Accepted 4 March 2010.

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 Dr. Akasaka was supported in part by a grant-in-aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.03.027

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 106, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , 1 August 2010

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