Open AccessCarotid Plaque Vulnerability
Author(s) -
Iwona Cicha,
Anja Wörner,
Katharina Urschel,
Kamen N. Beronov,
Margarete GoppeltStruebe,
Eric L.G. Verhoeven,
Werner G. Daniel,
Christoph D. Garlichs
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.111.627265
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , vulnerable plaque , vulnerability (computing) , cardiology , mechanical engineering , computer security , computer science , engineering
Rupture of atherosclerotic plaques is one of the main causes of ischemic strokes. The aim of this study was to investigate carotid plaque vulnerability markers in relation to blood flow direction and the mechanisms leading to plaque rupture at the upstream side of carotid stenoses.
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