Statins belong to a class of drugs known to inhibit 3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A
reductase, and block hepatic cholesterol synthesis. Since the initial statin was approved by …

Background and Purpose—We sought to investigate the association between carotid
intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) and ipsilateral symptoms of cerebral ischemia. Methods—A …

BACKGROUND: Instability and rupture of carotid atherosclerotic plaques leads to
thromboemboli and ischemic symptoms. Angiogenesis occurs within atherosclerotic …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Ulceration is a severe complication of carotid plaque. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate the role and the diagnostic efficacy of multidetector row …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate associations between cerebral ischemic
events and signal hyperintensity in T1-weighted MR imaging (T1WI) of carotid plaque …

Carotid atherosclerotic lesions are a major cause of stroke and the identification and
quantification of such lesions in patients is important for the development of a better …

BACKGROUND: Microembolization detected during the dissection phase of carotid
endarterectomy (CEA) is associated with plaque instability and might be associated with …

目的探讨缺血性脑血管病(ICVD) 患者颈动脉颅外段动脉粥样硬化的临床特征. 方法对102
例颈内动脉系统ICVD 患者及31 名性别, 年龄相匹配的健康对照者进行颈动脉彩色超声检测 …

Objective—We studied by microarray analysis whether symptomatic and asymptomatic
carotid plaques from the same patient differ in gene expression and whether the same …

Carotid artery disease is a well-established cause of cerebrovascular events. This risk is
predicted by the severity of stenosis and other plaque characteristics that can be …