Redgrave JNE,Lovett JK,Gallagher PJ,et al. Histological assessment of 526 symptomatic carotid plaques in relation to the nature and timing of ischemic symptoms: the Oxford Plaque Study. Circulation. 2006;113:2320-2328

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stroke pathology carotid disease atherosclerosis plaque

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