European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 147-153 , February 2012

Patients with Recurrent Ischaemic Events from Carotid Artery Disease have a Large Lipid Core and Low GSM

  • M.K. Salem

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, University of Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 116 252 3252; fax: +44 116 252 3179.
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  • R.D. Sayers

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, University of Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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  • M.J. Bown

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, University of Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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  • K. West

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
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  • D. Moore

      Affiliations

    • Department of Histopathology, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
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  • A. Nicolaides

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College, London, UK
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  • T.G. Robinson

      Affiliations

    • Ageing and Stroke Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK
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  • A.R. Naylor

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Surgery Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building, University of Leicester, LE2 7LX, UK

Received 18 September 2011 ,Accepted 8 November 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.11.008

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 2 , Pages 147-153 , February 2012

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