Carotid Plaque Pathology
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Carotid plaque pathology: thrombosis, ulceration, and stroke pathogenesis.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To determine the relationship between ulceration, thrombus, and calcification of carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques and symptoms of ipsilateral or contralateral stroke. METHODS We compared microscopic plaque morphology from patients with and without stroke symptoms ipsilateral or contralateral to the plaque. Plaques were characterized for ulceration, thrombus, and c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Stroke
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0039-2499,1524-4628
DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000152336.71224.21