Open AccessThinning of the Arterial Media Layer as a Possible Preclinical Stage in HIV Vasculopathy
Author(s) -
José Gutierrez,
Melanie Glenn,
Richard Isaacson,
Angelica Dawn Marr,
Deborah C. Mash,
Carol K. Petito
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.111.643387
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , h&e stain , cardiology , vascular disease , cerebral arteries , stage (stratigraphy) , pathology , surgery , immunohistochemistry , immunology , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biology , engineering
The purpose of this study was to determine if postmortem intracranial arteries from donors with HIV without stroke have thinner media layers compared with patients without HIV and without stroke.
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