Galectin-3, carotid plaque vulnerability, and potential effects of statin therapy

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 4-9

  Kadoglou, N P E ^a   Sfyroeras, G S ^a   Spathis, A ^b   Gkekas, C ^a   Gastounioti, A ^c   Mantas, G ^a   Nikita, K S ^c   Karakitsos, P ^b   Liapis, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carotid atherosclerosis; Galectin 3; Plaque vulnerability; Statins; Stroke transient ischemic attack

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CD68 ANTIGEN; CLOPIDOGREL; GALECTIN 3; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LAMININ; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CD68 ANTIGEN, HUMAN; DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GRAY SCALE MEAN SCORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MACROPHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SYMPTOM; VERY ELDERLY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, MYELOMONOCYTIC; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; GALECTIN 3; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMININ; MACROPHAGES; MALE; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84920570479     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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