Markers of Inflammation Associated with Plaque Progression and Instability in Patients with Carotid Atherosclerosis

• Autores principales: Enrico Ammirati (Autor), Francesco Moroni (Autor), Giuseppe Danilo Norata (Autor), Marco Magnoni (Autor), Paolo G. Camici (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Atherosclerosis is the focal expression of a systemic disease affecting medium- and large-sized arteries, in which traditional cardiovascular risk factor and immune factors play a key role. It is well accepted that circulating biomarkers, including C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, reliably pred...