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Diffuse and Active Inflammation Occurs in Both Vulnerable and Stable Plaques of the Entire Coronary Tree

Alessandro Mauriello, Giuseppe Sangiorgi, Stefano Fratoni, Giampiero Palmieri, Elena Bonanno, Lucia Anemona, Robert S. Schwartz, Luigi Giusto Spagnoli

Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2005 · 238 citations · 22 references

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Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases and matrix degrading activity in vulnerable regions of human atherosclerotic plaques.

Zorina S. Galis, Galina K. Sukhova, Michael W. Lark et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1994 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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The Prognostic Value of C-Reactive Protein and Serum Amyloid A Protein in Severe Unstable Angina

Giovanna Liuzzo, Luigi M. Biasucci, J. Ruth Gallimore et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · 2.4K citations · Full text

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Site of intimal rupture or erosion of thrombosed coronary atherosclerotic plaques is characterized by an inflammatory process irrespective of the dominant plaque morphology.

Allard C. van der Wal, A E Becker, Chris M. van der Loos et al. · Circulation · 1994 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Thrombosis and Acute Coronary-Artery Lesions in Sudden Cardiac Ischemic Death

Michael J. Davies, Anthony Thomas · New England Journal of Medicine · 1984 · 1.7K citations

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Autoantibody against oxidised LDL and progression of carotid atherosclerosis

J T Salonen, H Korpela, R. Salonen et al. · The Lancet · 1992 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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