The purpose of this study was to investigate the histological characteristics of @entity1856 , and to analyze the relationship between the angiographic findings and the clinical features. We retrospectively reviewed 55 cases of carotid endarterectomy for @entity543 , who were treated at our institute from January 1995 to December 1997. The histological examination included @entity1710 - @entity1711 staining, Masson-trichrome staining, and immunostaining for antismooth muscle antibody and anti- @entity469 antibody. The main compositions of the carotid plaque included synthetic type vascular smooth muscle cells and extracellular matrix. The histological findings showed ulceration in 49 (89.1%) cases, @entity460 deposits in 42 (76.4%) cases, and an inflammatory reaction in 44 (80.0%) cases. @entity16 were strongly associated with plaque ulceration (P = 0.045) and an inflammatory reaction (P = 0.013), whereas no correlation existed regarding @entity460 deposits (P = 0.173). The angiographic findings showed ulceration in 46 (83.6%) cases. Plaque ulceration in the angiography findings showed no statistically significant correlation with the histologic findings (P = 0.410) and preoperative @entity16 (P = 0.059). All of the @entity731 risk factors such as @entity101 , smoking, @entity6 , @entity407 , and @entity583 had no statistically significant correlation with the histological features of the carotid plaque. In conclusion, the main compositions of carotid plaque were synthetic-type vascular smooth muscle cells and extracellular matrix. The histological ulceration and inflammatory reaction of the plaque showed a statistically significant correlation with the preoperative @entity16 , whereas no correlation was seen in the @entity460 deposits. Angiographic ulceration showed no correlation with the histological findings or preoperative @entity16 . In addition, the histological findings showed no correlation with the @entity731 risk factors.

The relationship between the angiographic findings and the clinical features of XXXX .

@entity407 :: ('MESH:D006949', 'Disease') :: ['hyperlipidemia'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes mellitus'] @entity583 :: ('MESH:D009203', 'Disease') :: ['myocardial infarction'] @entity1711 :: ('MESH:D004801', 'Chemical') :: ['eosin'] @entity469 :: ('968', 'Gene') :: ['CD68'] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['Neurological abnormalities', 'neurologic abnormalities', 'neurologic symptoms'] @entity1710 :: ('MESH:D006416', 'Chemical') :: ['hematoxylin'] @entity460 :: ('MESH:D002118', 'Chemical') :: ['calcium'] @entity1856 :: ('MESH:D058226', 'Disease') :: ['atheromatous carotid plaque'] @entity731 :: ('MESH:D050197', 'Disease') :: ['atherosclerotic'] @entity543 :: ('MESH:D016893', 'Disease') :: ['extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis']
@entity543 :: (MESH:D016893,Disease) :: ['carotid artery plaque']
