title: Can atherosclerotic lesions regress? Angiographic evidence in humans.
abstract: Evidence that atherosclerotic lesions can regress is derived from autopsy findings in starved human populations, animal-model studies of induced atherosclerosis, and clinical trials using angiography. Three angiographic trials, with a total of 317 subjects, have demonstrated stabilization of lesions. One of these trials has revealed clear evidence of lesion regression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Blankenhorn
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol