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The Association of Lipoprotein(a) and Intraplaque Neovascularization in Patients With Carotid Stenosis: A Retrospective Study
2021-02-11
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<h4>Background: </h4> Lipoprotein(a) is increasingly recognised as a major risk factor for atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease. We examined whether plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations were associated with intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) levels in patients with carotid stenosis and in terms of increasing plaque susceptibility to haemorrhage and rupture. <h4>Methods: </h4>: We included 85 patients diagnose...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 6e874228-da23-5516-8c05-82ddc51bcf72
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-173438/v1
