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Carotid plaque fissure: An underestimated source of intraplaque hemorrhage

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plaque fissuring, a phenomenon morphologically distinct from the classical rupture of a thinned fibrous cap, has not been well characterized in carotid atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence of plaque fissures in advanced carotid plaques with an o...

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Autores principales: Daemen, Mat J., Ferguson, Marina S., Gijsen, Frank J., Hippe, Daniel S., Kooi, M. Eline, Demarco, Kevin, van der Wal, Allard C., Yuan, Chun, Hatsukami, Thomas S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533085/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27718372
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.09.069