2558 Circulation June 17, 2014 hierarchy in hypercholesterolemic low-density lipoprotein
receptor–deficient/apolipoprotein B100–only mice (LDLR−/− ApoB100/100) mice. 33 The …

Atherothrombotic diseases are still major causes of inability and mortality and fighting
atherothrombosis remains a public health priority. The involvement of repeated intraplaque …

Background—The risks and benefits of long-term dual antiplatelet therapy remain unclear.
Methods and Results—This prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized comparison …

Introduction We related composition of cerebral thrombi to stroke subtype and attenuation on
non-contrast CT (NCCT) to gain more insight in etiopathogenesis and to validate thrombus …

Atherosclerosis involving the carotid arteries has a high prevalence in the population
worldwide. This condition is significant because accidents of the carotid artery plaque are …

Stroke remains the most prevalent disabling illness today, with internal carotid artery luminal
stenosis due to atheroma formation responsible for the majority of ischemic cerebrovascular …

Objectives: The goal of this prospective study was to evaluate the carotid atherosclerosis
score (CAS) for predicting the development of high-risk plaque features and plaque burden …

Ischemic syndromes associated with carotid atherosclerotic disease are often related to
plaque rupture. The benefit of endarterectomy for high-grade carotid stenosis in symptomatic …

The previously study found, using a mouse model, that acute myocardial infarction
accelerated atherosclerosis. This study assessed whether ST elevation myocardial infarction …

Aim. To characterize blood monocyte subsets in patients with different degrees of carotid
atherosclerosis and pathological carotid plaque neovascularization. Methods. Assessment …