Evidence of a topographical link between unstable carotid plaques and luminal stenosis: Can we better stratify asymptomatic patients with significant plaque burden?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-311

  Mauriello, Alessandro ^a   Sangiorgi, Giuseppe ^a   Virmani, Renu ^b   Servadei, Francesca ^a   Trimarchi, Santi ^c   Holmes Jr , David R ^d   Kolodgie, Frank ^b   Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe ^e   Leuzzi, Chiara ^e   Spagnoli, Luigi G ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CVPATH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^f IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptomatics; Carotid; Histology; Risk stratification; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BRAIN CIRCULUS ARTERIOSUS; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; STROKE; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84857055750     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.11.061     Document Type: Article

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