Quantitative comparison between carotid plaque hardness and histopathological findings: an observational study

• Main Authors: Daisuke Fukushima (Author), Kosuke Kondo (Author), Naoyuki Harada (Author), Sayaka Terazono (Author), Kei Uchino (Author), Kazutoshi Shibuya (Author), Nobuo Sugo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Plaque hardness in carotid artery stenosis correlates with cerebral infarction. This study aimed to quantitatively compare plaque hardness with histopathological findings and identify the pathological factors involved in plaque hardness. Methods This study included 84 patients (8...