Patients with recurrent ischaemic events from carotid artery disease have a large lipid core and low GSM

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-153

  Salem, M K ^a   Sayers, R D ^a   Bown, M J ^a   West, K ^b   Moore, D ^b   Nicolaides, A ^c   Robinson, T G ^a   Naylor, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid plaque; GSM; Histology; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; LIPID; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID STENOSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 84855521792     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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