Low Carotid Calcium Score Is Associated With Higher Levels of Glycosaminoglycans, Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, and Parathyroid Hormone in Human Carotid Plaques | Zendy

Andreas Edsfeldt | Zendy; Nuno Dias | Zendy; Barbara Elmståhl | Zendy; Felipe Martins Müller | Zendy; Katarina Berg | Zendy; Mihaela Nitulescu | Zendy; Ana Persson | Zendy; Olle Ekberg | Zendy; Isabel Gonçalves | Zendy

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Low Carotid Calcium Score Is Associated With Higher Levels of Glycosaminoglycans, Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, and Parathyroid Hormone in Human Carotid Plaques

Author(s) -

Andreas Edsfeldt,

Nuno Dias,

Barbara Elmståhl,

Felipe Martins Müller,

Katarina Berg,

Mihaela Nitulescu,

Ana Persson,

Olle Ekberg,

Isabel Gonçalves

Publication year - 2011

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/strokeaha.111.620658

Subject(s) - medicine , glycosaminoglycan , calcium , tumor necrosis factor alpha , calcification , parathyroid hormone , endocrinology , proinflammatory cytokine , monocyte , inflammation , anatomy

Computed tomography (CT) is used to study coronary artery plaques, but little is known about its potential to characterize plaque composition. This study assesses the relation between carotid calcium score (CCS) by CT and plaque composition, namely extracellular matrix, inflammatory mediators, and calcium metabolites.

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