Sex difference in composition of plaques of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Kittipan Rerkasem, Patrick J. Gallagher, Robert F. Grimble, Philip C. Calder, Clifford P. Shearman
• التنسيق: دورية
• منشور في: 2018
• الموضوعات: Medicine
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77950809151&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51089
• المؤسسة: Chiang Mai University

Our study aimed to examine the hypothesis that women have more stable plaques (a lower proportion of lipid component and a higher proportion of fibrous tissue) compared to men. Plaque specimens of 141 consecutive carotid endarterectomy patients (60 females and 81 males) were studied. Medical histori...