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Are hemorrhage and large lipid-rich necrotic cores associated with thin or ruptured fibrous caps in carotid atherosclerosis?
Are hemorrhage and large lipid-rich necrotic cores associated with thin or ruptured fibrous caps in carotid atherosclerosis?
Hemorrhage and large lipid-rich necrotic cores are independent markers of thin or ruptured fibrous caps in carotid atherosclerosis.
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May flag high-risk carotid lesions; leaves open whether targeting hemorrhage or necrotic core improves outcomes.
Hemorrhage and larger %lipid-rich/necrotic core were independently associated with a thin or ruptured fibrous cap status at an early to advanced stage of carotid atherosclerosis.
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Ota et al. (2009) studied this question.
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