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PCSK9 increases vulnerability of carotid plaque by promoting mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells

Feb 25, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ran Xu |Tianhua Li |Jichang Luo |Xiao Zhang

1 INTRODUCTION Ischemic stroke is one of the main causes of death and disability in the world, and its incidence is increasing year by year in developing countries, causing a heavy burden.1, 2 Carotid atherosclerotic stenosis (CAS) accounts for 15%–20% of the causes of ischemic stroke,3 especially in the Western Pacific region.4 Carotid endarterectomy can benefit symptomatic CAS patients with luminal stenosis of 70%–99%, but the benefit in symptomatic CAS patients with stenosis less than 70%...
Comparison of drug-coated balloon angioplasty versus standard medical therapy on recurrent stroke and mortality rates among patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nov 28, 2023 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Yixin Sun |Jichang Luo |Haozhi Gong |Ran Xu

Selection of studiesWe will initially remove duplicates from the studies retrieved by the search and calculate inter-rater reliability through predesigned screening pilot-test forms (online supplemental file 3).

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