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SUBMITTER: Cocker MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3510422 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cocker Myra S MS Mc Ardle Brian B Spence J David JD Lum Cheemun C Hammond Robert R RR Ongaro Deidre C DC McDonald Matthew A MA Dekemp Robert A RA Tardif Jean-Claude JC Beanlands Rob S B RS
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 20121201 6
Prodigious efforts and landmark discoveries have led toward significant advances in our understanding of atherosclerosis. Despite significant efforts, atherosclerosis continues globally to be a leading cause of mortality and reduced quality of life. With surges in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes, atherosclerosis is expected to have an even more pronounced impact upon the global burden of disease. It is imperative to develop strategies for the early detection of disease. Positron emission ...[more]