Open AccessThe relationship between preoperative serum cortisol level and the stability of plaque in carotid artery stenosis patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy
Author(s) -
Qin Feng,
Yudong Sun,
Wenping Hu,
Xiaolong Wei,
Zhenjiang Li,
Jian Zhou,
Zhiqing Zhao,
Zaiping Jing
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2016.06.27
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , stenosis , logistic regression , univariate analysis , gastroenterology , odds ratio , area under the curve , cardiology , multivariate analysis , endocrinology
Stability of plaque has been implicated as risk factor for stroke. Serum cortisol regulates lipoprotein metabolism and immune response, contributing to plaque stability in atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between serum cortisol and stability of carotid plaque has not been well characterized. We conducted a serology analysis to identify the relationship between serum cortisol and carotid plaque stability.