Histological characterization of restenotic carotid plaques in relation to recurrence interval and clinical presentation: A cohort study

Stroke

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1029-1032

  Hellings, Willem E ^a   Moll, Frans L ^a   De Vries, Jean Paul P M ^b   De Bruin, Peter ^b   De Kleijn, Dominique P V ^a   Pasterkamp, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque; Carotid endarterectomy; Cerebrovascular symptoms; Histology; Restenosis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; LIPID;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLEEDING; CALCIFICATION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RESTENOSIS; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBUS; CALCINOSIS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIBROSIS; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

CALCINOSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MACROPHAGES; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41249101817     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.496703     Document Type: Article

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