Carotid Plaque Area

Symptomatic ulcerative carotid plaque.

A 65-year-old man with a history of smoking, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus presented because of sudden-onset left hemiparesis. On admission, neurological examination disclosed a mild left-sided weakness, a normal consciousness level, and a right carotid bruit. The blood pressure, ECG, echocardiogram, and laboratory studies were all unremarkable. He was taking daily aspirin, enalapril, and...

The symptomatic carotid plaque.

BACKGROUND The natural histories of equally severe symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenoses are very different, which suggests dichotomy in plaque behavior. The vascular biology of the symptomatic carotid plaque is presented in this review. SUMMARY OF REVIEW Histology studies comparing asymptomatic and symptomatic plaques were identified from MEDLINE. Reports in which stenosis severity w...

Aterofisiol® in carotid plaque evolution

BACKGROUND In patients with carotid stenosis, the risk of plaque rupture is related to the composition of the atherosclerotic plaque rather than to its magnitude. In this regard, we evaluated the effects of a supplement, Aterofisiol,(®) containing omega-3 (EPA [eicosapen acid] DHA [docosahexaenoic acid]), vitamin K2, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPC) and resveratrol on...

The Detection of Carotid Plaque

Title The detection of carotid plaque rupture caused by intraplaque hemorrhage by serial high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging: a case report. Author(s) Kawahara, Ichiro; Nakamoto, Morito; Hayashi, Kentaro; Kitagawa, Naoki; Tsutsumi, Keisuke; Nagata, Izumi; Morikawa, Minoru; Hayashi, Tomayoshi Citation Surgical neurology, 70(6), pp.634-639; 2008 Issue Date 2008-12 URL http://hdl.handle.net...

The Unstable Carotid Artery Plaque