Ulcerated atherosclerotic plaques in the thoracic aorta are associated with cryptogenic stroke: A multiplane transesophageal echocardiographic study

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

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Plaque rupture with severe pre-existing stenosis precipitating coronary thrombosis. Characteristics of coronary atherosclerotic plaques underlying fatal occlusive thrombi.

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The Effects of High-Dose Corticosteroids in Patients with Septic Shock

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The Prevalence of Ulcerated Plaques in the Aortic Arch in Patients with Stroke

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Superiority of transesophageal echocardiography in detecting cardiac source of embolism in patients with cerebral ischemia of uncertain etiology

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