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Association of monocyte subsets with vulnerability characteristics of coronary plaques as assessed by 64-slice multidetector computed tomography in patients with stable angina pectoris.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 2010
Kashiwagi Manabu, Imanishi Toshio, Tsujioka Hiroto, Ikejima Hideyuki, Kuroi Akio, Ozaki Yuichi, Ishibashi Kohei, Komukai Kenichi, Tanimoto Takashi, Ino Yasushi, Kitabata Hironori, Hirata Kumiko, Akasaka Takashi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to examine the relation between monocyte subsets and the presence, extent, and vulnerability characteristics of non-calcified coronary plaques (NCPs) as assessed by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). METHODS: We studied 73 patients with stable angina pectoris who underwent MDCT. Two monocyte subsets (CD14(+)CD16(-) and CD14(+)CD16(+)) were measured by flow...
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