Association Between Incomplete Circle of Willis and Carotid Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques.

Conclusions- An incomplete COW is independently associated with intraplaque hemorrhage of carotid atherosclerotic plaques. Clinical Trial Registration- URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT02017756. PMID: 30354232 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30354232?dopt=Abstract

Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - October 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zhou C, Yuan C, Li R, Wang W, Li C, Zhao X, CARE-II Study Collaborators Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research