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Inflammation in High-Grade Carotid Stenosis
Author(s) -
Sebastian Jander,
Matthias Sitzer,
René Schumann,
Michael Schroeter,
Mario Siebler,
Helmuth Steinmetz,
Guido Stoll
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.29.8.1625
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , cd68 , carotid endarterectomy , asymptomatic , inflammation , pathology , pathogenesis , endarterectomy , internal carotid artery , middle cerebral artery , stroke (engine) , histology , cardiology , ischemia , immunohistochemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering
Inflammatory mechanisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In this study, we investigated whether the extent of inflammatory infiltration in high-grade stenoses of the internal carotid artery (ICA) correlates to clinical features of plaque destabilization.

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