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Low Elastin Content of Carotid Plaques Is Associated with Increased Risk of Ipsilateral Stroke
OBJECTIVES: Atherosclerotic plaques with a low content of connective tissue proteins are believed to have an increased risk of rupture and to give rise to clinical events. The aim of the present study was to investigate if the content of elastin, collagen and of the matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) −1...
Autores principales: | Asciutto, Giuseppe, Dias, Nuno V, Edsfeldt, Andreas, Nitulescu, Mihaela, Persson, Ana, Nilsson, Marie, Dunér, Pontus, Nilsson, Jan, Gonçalves, Isabel |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4372356/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25803692 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121086 |
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