American Heart Journal
Volume 152, Issue 3 , Pages 414-416 , September 2006

How to assess coronary artery remodeling by intravascular ultrasound

  • Michael Schartl, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Michael Schartl, MD, Department of Cardiology, Universitaetsklinikum Charite, Campus Virchow, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
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  • Wolfgang Bocksch, MD

Received 25 January 2006 ,Accepted 11 February 2006.

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PII: S0002-8703(06)00145-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.027

American Heart Journal
Volume 152, Issue 3 , Pages 414-416 , September 2006

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