Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 343-350 , April 2010

Molecular Imaging of Vascular Phenotype in Cardiovascular Disease: New Diagnostic Opportunities on the Horizon

Presented in part during the Feigenbaum Lecture at the 17th Scientific Sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 2006.

  • Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FASE

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jonathan R. Lindner, MD, FASE, Oregon Health & Science University, Cardiovascular Division UHN-62, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.

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 Dr. Lindner is supported by grants R01-HL078610, R01-DK063508, and RC01-100659 from the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD).

PII: S0894-7317(10)00097-0

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.01.025

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 343-350 , April 2010

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