Article
Macrophage subtypes in symptomatic carotid artery and femoral artery plaques.
European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery - 1 Nov 2012
Shaikh S, Brittenden J, Lahiri R, Brown P A J, Thies F, Wilson H M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare differences in macrophage heterogeneity and morphological composition between atherosclerotic plaques obtained from recently symptomatic patients with carotid artery disease and femoral plaques from patients with severe limb ischemia. DESIGN: Experimental study. METHODS: Plaques were obtained from 32 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy and 25 patients undergoing common femoral...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic
- Atherosclerosis
- Biomarkers
- CD3 Complex
- Carotid Arteries
- Carotid Artery Diseases
- Constriction, Pathologic
- Female
- Femoral Artery
- Humans