Molecular Imaging of Activated von Willebrand Factor to Detect High-Risk Atherosclerotic Phenotype
Author(s) -
Owen J. T. McCarty,
Robert B. Conley,
Weihui Shentu,
Garth W. Tormoen,
Dao-gang Zha,
Aris Xie,
Yue Qi,
Yan Zhao,
Chad L. Carr,
Todd Belcik,
Douglas R. Keene,
Philip G. de Groot,
Jonathan R. Lindner
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2010.06.013
Subject(s) - von willebrand factor , ex vivo , microbubbles , platelet , endothelium , platelet activation , pathology , von willebrand disease , in vivo , medicine , chemistry , immunology , biology , ultrasound , microbiology and biotechnology , radiology
We hypothesized that noninvasive molecular imaging of activated von Willebrand factor (vWF) on the vascular endothelium could be used to detect a high-risk atherosclerotic phenotype.
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