Journal Abstracts

The heart is believed to escape serious direct injury during the administration of closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). However, no comprehensive…

Ulcerated atherosclerotic plaques form the substrate for the vast majority of coronary thrombi, but this association does not prove that either…

The frequency and clinical significance of platelet/fibrin microemboli in the microcirculation were investigated in 24 patients whose deaths (before and during…

Comprehensive pathological analyses and examinations of medical histories of 105 patients assessed the relationships between coronary thrombosis, ulcerated atherosclerotic plaques, platelet/fibrin…

Background. Gender differences that exist in patients with acute coronary disease (ACD) are unexplained. We sought to determine if these differences…

Inflammation is a well-recognized component of active atherosclerotic disease, believed to play a major role in plaque ulceration and the development…

Background. Currently, there are no available methods that can reliably predict when or if an atheroma will rupture. Recent reports suggest…