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Development of coronary atherosclerosis in swine with severe hypercholesterolemia. Lack of influence of von Willebrand factor or acute intimal injury.
Arteriosclerosis (Dallas, Tex.) - 1 Jan 2000
Griggs T R, Bauman R W, Reddick R L, Read M S, Koch G G, Lamb M A
Abstract excerpt
The development of coronary atherosclerosis in response to acute intimal injury and severe hypercholesterolemia was studied in 18 swine, nine normal and nine with von Willebrand's disease, an inherited disorder affecting platelet-vessel wall interactions. The left anterior descending coronary artery was denuded of endothelium by balloon catheterization, while the circumflex and right coronary arteries served as...
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