title: Evidence of a topographical link between unstable carotid plaques and luminal stenosis: can we better stratify asymptomatic patients with significant plaque burden?
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauriello
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sangiorgi
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Virmani
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Servadei
authors.forename: Santi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Trimarchi
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kolodgie
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biondi Zoccai
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leuzzi
authors.forename: Luigi G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Spagnoli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index