Open AccessThe Symptomatic Carotid Plaque
Author(s) -
Jonathan Golledge,
Roger M. Greenhalgh,
Alun H. Davies
Publication year - 2000
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.31.3.774
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , stenosis , pathology , histology , fibrous cap , inflammation , vascular disease , embolization , radiology
The natural histories of equally severe symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenoses are very different, which suggests dichotomy in plaque behavior. The vascular biology of the symptomatic carotid plaque is presented in this review.
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