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Oxidized LDL in Carotid Plaques and Plasma Associates With Plaque Instability

Kyoko Nishi, Hiroyuki Itabe, Masaaki Uno, Keiko T. Kitazato, Hidehisa Horiguchi, Kiyohito Shinno, Shinji Nagahiro

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · 2002 · 414 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Our results suggest that LDL undergoes further oxidation in plaques, and that high plasma and plaque levels of OxLDL are correlated with the vulnerability to rupture of atherosclerotic lesions.

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Beneficial Effect of Carotid Endarterectomy in Symptomatic Patients with High-Grade Carotid Stenosis

New England Journal of Medicine · 1991 · 8.4K citations · Full text

Endarterectomy for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Michael Walker · JAMA · 1995 · 4.4K citations

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Evidence for the presence of oxidatively modified low density lipoprotein in atherosclerotic lesions of rabbit and man.

Seppo Ylä‐Herttuala, Wulf Palinski, Michael E. Rosenfeld et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1989 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Elevated Levels of Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Show a Positive Relationship With the Severity of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Shoichi Ehara, Makiko Ueda, Takahiko Naruko et al. · Circulation · 2001 · 787 citations

Oxidized LDL and Malondialdehyde-Modified LDL in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes and Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Paul Holvoet, Johan Vanhaecke, S. Janssens et al. · Circulation · 1998 · 671 citations · Full text