Efficacy of early carotid endarterectomy for vulnerable plaque in the common carotid artery

[1] Altaf N(2008)Detection of intraplaque hemorrhage by magnetic resonance imaging in symptomatic patients with mild to moderate carotid stenosis predicts recurrent neurological events J Vasc Surg 47 337-342

[2] Daniels L(1990)Free-floating thrombus of the extracranial internal carotid artery Ann Vasc Surg 4 558-562

[3] Morgan PS(1976)Emergency carotid artery surgery in neurologically unstable patients Arch Surg 111 1284-1291

[4] Auer D(2007)The impact of expansive arterial remodeling on clinical presentation in carotid artery disease: a multidetector CT angiography study AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28 1067-1070

[5] MacSweeney ST(2000)Visualization of fibrous cap thickness and rupture in human atherosclerotic carotid plaque in vivo with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging Circulation 102 959-964

[6] Moody AR(2008)Common carotid artery stenosis and amaurosis fugax J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 17 1-4

[7] Gladman JR(2009)Autopsy prevalence of proximal extracranial atherosclerosis in patients with fatal stroke Stroke 40 713-718

[8] Combe J(2005)Quantitative evaluation of carotid plaque composition by in vivo MRI Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25 234-239

[9] Poinsard P(2006)Association between carotid plaque characteristics and subsequent ischemic cerebrovascular events: a prospective assessment with MRI—initial results Stroke 37 818-823

[10] Besancenot J(2008)Characterization of carotid atherosclerosis and detection of soft plaque with use of black-blood MR imaging AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 29 868-874

[1] Altaf N(2008)Detection of intraplaque hemorrhage by magnetic resonance imaging in symptomatic patients with mild to moderate carotid stenosis predicts recurrent neurological events J Vasc Surg 47 337-342

[2] Daniels L(1990)Free-floating thrombus of the extracranial internal carotid artery Ann Vasc Surg 4 558-562

[3] Morgan PS(1976)Emergency carotid artery surgery in neurologically unstable patients Arch Surg 111 1284-1291

[4] Auer D(2007)The impact of expansive arterial remodeling on clinical presentation in carotid artery disease: a multidetector CT angiography study AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 28 1067-1070

[5] MacSweeney ST(2000)Visualization of fibrous cap thickness and rupture in human atherosclerotic carotid plaque in vivo with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging Circulation 102 959-964

[6] Moody AR(2008)Common carotid artery stenosis and amaurosis fugax J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 17 1-4

[7] Gladman JR(2009)Autopsy prevalence of proximal extracranial atherosclerosis in patients with fatal stroke Stroke 40 713-718

[8] Combe J(2005)Quantitative evaluation of carotid plaque composition by in vivo MRI Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 25 234-239

[9] Poinsard P(2006)Association between carotid plaque characteristics and subsequent ischemic cerebrovascular events: a prospective assessment with MRI—initial results Stroke 37 818-823

[10] Besancenot J(2008)Characterization of carotid atherosclerosis and detection of soft plaque with use of black-blood MR imaging AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 29 868-874