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Elevated tissue expression of thrombomodulatory factors correlates with acute symptomatic carotid plaque phenotype.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 Jul 2009
Sayed S, Cockerill G W, Torsney E, Poston R, Thompson M M, Loftus I M
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OBJECTIVES: Thrombomodulatory factors have been implicated in plaque instability. The aim was to examine the relationship between thrombomodulatory gene expression, timing of clinical events and plaque histology. DESIGN OF STUDY: Plaques were obtained from 40 consecutive patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy and divided into three groups (group 1, early symptomatic, within 1 month; group 2, late symptomatic,...
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