Purpose Quantification of carotid plaques has been shown to be important for assessing as
well as monitoring the progression and regression of carotid atherosclerosis. Various …

Objective Quantification of carotid plaque morphology (geometry and tissue composition)
may help stratify risk for future stroke and assess plaque progression or regression in …

Imaging arterial mechanical properties may improve vascular disease diagnosis. Pulse
wave velocity (PWV) is a marker of arterial stiffness linked to cardiovascular mortality. Pulse …

Background: Risk stratification of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) is still an
issue for carotid revascularization. We sought to identify factors associated with symptomatic …

Objective Atherosclerosis and its thrombotic complications are major causes of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. Plaque stability assessment is considered to be important for both …

Findings of epidemiological studies regarding the association between carrot consumption
and lung cancer risk remain inconsistent. The present study aimed to summarise the current …

Introduction Cerebral micro-embolic signals (MES) predict risk of stroke in carotid stenosis
patients. However, MES-negative 'recently symptomatic patients' also have a higher stroke …

Osnovni cilj ovog istraživanja bio je istražiti povezanost izraženosti rezistina u serumu i
aterosklerotskom plaku karotidne arterije s kliničkom slikom i histološkim izgledom plaka. U …

Zahvaljujem svom mentoru, doc. dr. sc. Marku Ajduku na velikoj podršci i savjetima u
cjelokupnom postupku nastanka ove disertacije. Veliku zahvalnost dugujem Višnji Kocman …

Целью исследования явилось определение критериев нестабильности
атеросклеротических бляшек сонных артерий с применением усовершенствованных и …