High brain natriuretic peptide levels are associated with vulnerable plaque in cervical carotid artery
World Neurosurg X
.
2024 Mar 27:23:100369.
doi: 10.1016/j.wnsx.2024.100369.
eCollection 2024 Jul.
Authors
Nozomi Sasaki
1
,
Taku Hiramatsu
1
,
Yoshihito Hasegawa
1
,
Motoshi Sawada
1
Affiliation
1
Department of Neurosurgery, Matsunami General Hospital, 〒501-6062, 185-1, Dendai, Kasamatsu Cho, Hashima Gun, Gifu, Japan.
PMID:
38577316
PMCID:
PMC10992847
DOI:
10.1016/j.wnsx.2024.100369
No abstract available
Keywords:
Black-blood MRI; Brain natriuretic peptide; Vulnerable plaque.