Novel Biomarkers and Imaging Indices for the "Vulnerable Patient" with Carotid Stenosis: A Single-Center Study.

Nikolaos P E KadoglouKonstantinos G MoulakakisGeorge MantasAris SpathisEvangelia GkougkoudiSpyridon N MylonasJohn KakisisChristos Liapis

Published in: Biomolecules (2023)

Novel imaging and biochemical biomarkers were positively associated with atherosclerosis severity, while CAVI, MMP-9, and low GSM showed a positive, independent relationship with MACE after carotid revascularization, describing "vulnerable patients".

Keyphrases

high resolution
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
prognostic factors
percutaneous coronary intervention
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coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
cell migration
patient reported