THE DIRECT EFFECTS OF NIFEDIPINE ON CHOLESTEROL CRYSTALLIZATION AND VULNERABLE PLAQUE’S

Authors :: Abdul Wase
Abrar R. Sayeed
Omair Ali
Ehtesham R Sayeed
George Abela
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65:A1678
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2015.
Abstract: We have previously demonstrated that cholesterol expands when crystallizing from a liquid to a solid state forming sharp tipped crystals that can tear fibrous membranes. This model might provide insight into the mechanism of plaque rupture.The present study evaluated the potential direct effects of

Subjects :: Cholesterol
business.industry
Direct effects
Solid-state
medicine.disease_cause
Vulnerable plaque
law.invention
chemistry.chemical_compound
Membrane
chemistry
Nifedipine
law
medicine
Biophysics
Crystallization
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
medicine.drug

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