Carotid Endarterectomy
Study data from Semmelweis University, Department of Internal Medicine provide new insights into carotid endarterectomy
Published in Blood Weekly, July 24th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Early complement activation follows eversion carotid endarterectomy and correlates with the time of clamping of the carotid artery,' have been published. According to a study from Hungary, "Complement activation plays an important role in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. The objective of the present study was to detect the presence and mechanism of complement activation in patients who underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA)."
"Complement activation products C1rsC1-inhibitor, C4d, C3a and SC5b-9 and concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured in samples serially taken from 16 patients with eversion CEA and 10 with...
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