Circulating Microparticles in Patients with Symptomatic Carotid Disease Are Related to Embolic Plaque Activity and Recent Cerebral Ischaemia

Conclusions: PMP and EMP were associated with stroke and recent cerebrovascular events (DWI+) but only PMP were also associated with ongoing (MES+) thrombo-embolic activity suggesting a differential biomarker potential for EMP to index cerebral ischaemia while PMP may predict on-going thrombo-embolic activity.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2019;9:9 –18
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - Category: Neurology Source Type: research