| Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Identification of Subgroups with Different Underlying Plaque Characteristics. | |
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PMID: 22507923 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVES: Optimal surgical treatment of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) remains a matter of debate. Established definitions of ACAS include: (1) patients who never suffered from ipsilateral cerebrovascular events (group 1) or (2) patients who suffered from ipsilateral cerebrovascular events more than 6 months prior to revascularisation (group 2). Cerebrovascular symptoms are closely related to underlying carotid plaque composition and therefore we investigated potential plaque differences between these definition-based subgroups. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of a longitudinal prospective biobank study. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Carotid atherosclerotic plaques from 264 asymptomatic patients were harvested during endarterectomy, and subjected to histopathological examination. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1: truly asymptomatic (n = 182), and group 2: patients with ipsilateral events more than 6 months before carotid endarterectomy (CEA) (n = 82). RESULTS: Patients in group 1 had relatively more stable plaque characteristics as compared with patients in group 2, with a higher median plaque smooth muscle cell content (2.1 (0.0-18.7) vs. 1.6 (0.0-14.4); P = 0.036), a higher proportion of heavily calcified plaques (67.7% (123/182) vs. 48.8% (40/82); P = 0.005) and less frequently intraplaque haemorrhages (11.5% (21/182) vs. 30.5% (25/82); P = 0.001). CONCLUSION: Different plaque characteristics within subgroups of ACAS patients can be identified based on reported past ipsilateral events, which might result in adjusted future treatment strategies. |
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G W van Lammeren; A G den Hartog; G Pasterkamp; A Vink; J-P P M de Vries; F L Moll; G J de Borst |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-4-14 |
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Title: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1532-2165 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-4-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9512728 Medline TA: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 European Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Experimental Cardiology Laboratory, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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