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Impact of chronic kidney disease on carotid plaque vulnerability

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1 Impact of chronic kidney disease on carotid plaque vulnerability
Jaroslav Pelisek, PhD, Ines N. Hahntow, MD, Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, Stefan Ockert, MD, Christian Reeps, MD, Peter Heider, MD, Peter B. Luppa, MD, Helga Frank, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 54, Issue 6, Pages (December 2011) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig Various degrees of calcification are shown in carotid lesions of patients with chronic kidney disease. a, In the initial stage, calcified areas are observed sporadically (*granular/crystalline or #sheet-like/amorphous). b, Advanced stage is shown. c, The end stage of the disease presents with homogeneous areas, often with crystalline structures (arrow). Elastin van Gieson staining; magnification bar = 50 μm. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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