More on advances in imaging angiogenesis and inflammation in atherosclerosis

Arend F. L. Schinkel; Daniel Staub; Gerrit L. ten Kate; Stijn C. H. van den Oord; Folkert J. ten Cate; Eric J. G. Sijbrands; Steven B. Feinstein

doi:10.1160/TH11-02-0131

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2011; 105(05): 920-921
DOI: 10.1160/TH11-02-0131

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More on advances in imaging angiogenesis and inflammation in atherosclerosis

Arend F. L. Schinkel

¹Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, Vascular and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Daniel Staub

²Department of Angiology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

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Gerrit L. ten Kate

¹Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, Vascular and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Stijn C. H. van den Oord

¹Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, Vascular and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Folkert J. ten Cate

¹Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, Vascular and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Eric J. G. Sijbrands

¹Thoraxcenter, Department of Cardiology and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pharmacology, Vascular and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Steven B. Feinstein

³Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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