Risk Factors for Development of Carotid Plaque Components

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Feb;11(2 Pt 1):193-195. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.12.027. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

Authors

Xue-Qiao Zhao¹, Thomas S Hatsukami²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Electronic address: xueqiao@uw.edu.
² Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 28412422
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2016.12.027

No abstract available

Keywords: MRI; atherosclerosis; calcification; intraplaque hemorrhage; lipid-rich necrotic core.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Carotid Stenosis*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Risk Factors