Vitamin D and Vulnerable Carotid Plaque.
J Scott McNallyTina M BurtonB W AldredSeong-Eun KimM S McLaughlinL B EisenmengerGregory J StoddardJennifer Juhl MajersikD V MillerGerald S TreimanDennis L ParkerPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2016)
Low vitamin D levels and plaque thickness predict carotid intraplaque hemorrhage and outperform lumen markers of vulnerable plaque. This research demonstrates a significant link between low vitamin D levels and carotid intraplaque hemorrhage.
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