Plaque fissuring--the cause of acute myocardial infarction, sudden ischaemic death, and crescendo angina.

Heart - Tập 53 Số 4 - Trang 363-373 - 1985
Michael J. Davies1, Anthony Thomas1
1From the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Pathology Unit, St George's Hospital Medical School, London

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