Objectives to investigate the inflammatory response within intact carotid plaques from carotid
eversion endarterectomy (CEE) to determine the relationship between immunohistological …

OBJECTIVE: Severe carotid stenosis is a frequent cause of stroke in both men and women.
Whereas several sex-related comparisons are available on coronary atherosclerosis, there …

Background. Histologic studies of carotid plaques have demonstrated an association
between symptomatic disease and plaque rupture. The purpose of this study was to …

OBJECTIVE: To compare differences in macrophage heterogeneity and morphological
composition between atherosclerotic plaques obtained from recently symptomatic patients …

Background A complete immunohistochemical characterization in complicated carotid
plaques is still lacking. The cellular components of 165 carotid endarterectomy specimens …

Background To analyse histological composition and progression of carotid plaque.
Methods Thirty-one patients (22 males, mean age 68.03±7.3 years) admitted for carotid …

BACKGROUND: Cerebral ischemia in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis is most
often caused by thromboembolism, while hemodynamic stroke mechanism is rare …

Objectives The morphology and histological structure of the atherosclerotic plaque seem
critical to its stability. Our study aimed to identify the epidemiological, morphological and …

Objectives The relative contribution of the local vs. peripheral inflammation to the
atherothrombotic processes is unknown. We compared the inflammatory status of the …

Background Proinflammatory (M1) macrophages and anti-inflammatory (M2) macrophages
have been identified in atherosclerotic plaques. While these macrophages have been …