MicroRNAs as Harbingers of High-Risk Carotid Artery Atherosclerotic Disease?

Circ Res. 2017 Feb 17;120(4):596-598. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.310444.

Authors

Stefan Haemmig¹, Mark W Feinberg²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
² From the Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. mfeinberg@partners.org.

No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; atherosclerosis; carotid endarterectomy; fibrous cap; microRNA; plaque rupture; vascular smooth muscle cells.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Atherosclerosis*
Carotid Arteries
Carotid Artery Diseases*
Endarterectomy, Carotid
Humans
MicroRNAs

Substances

MIRN210 microRNA, human
MicroRNAs

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