American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 8 , Pages 975-979 , 15 October 2008

Distribution and Frequency of Thin-Capped Fibroatheromas and Ruptured Plaques in the Entire Culprit Coronary Artery in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome as Determined by Optical Coherence Tomography

Received 24 February 2008 ,Revised 27 May 2008 ,Accepted 27 May 2008.

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PII: S0002-9149(08)01010-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.05.062

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 8 , Pages 975-979 , 15 October 2008

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