Author/Editor		Keber, Dušan
Title		Pathophysiology of coronary atherosclerosis
Type		članek
Source		In: Pajer Z, Štiblar-Martinčič D, editors. International symposium on cardiovascular diseases. Proceedings of the 29th memorial meeting devoted to prof. dr. Janez Plečnik; 1998 Dec 3-5; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Medical faculty, Institute of histology and embryology,
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 27-32
Language		eng
Abstract		The types of atherosclerotic lesions, the mechanism of progression of coronary atherosclerosis, reasons of plaque vulnerability and discruption, and the subsequent thrombotic phenomenon leading to acutre coronary syndromes are now better understood. Several risk factors leading to progressio of atherosclerotic lesions have been identified. Among them, plasma cholesterol appears to play a major role in the development ot plaques while superimposed thrombotic complications are probably the major cause of accelerated arterial narrowing and acute occlusion. This review focuses on the coronary unstable atherosclerotic plaque and complicating thrombosis.
Descriptors		CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS RISK FACTORS THROMBOSIS