title: Re: 'response to letter to the editor on "Galectin-3, carotid plaque vulnerability, and potential effects of statin therapy"'.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: nikoskad@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Kadoglou
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sfyroeras
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytopathology, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spathis
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gkekas
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gastounioti
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mantas
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nikita
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytopathology, "Attikon" University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karakitsos
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Liapis
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D037502:Galectin 3 / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037502:Galectin 3; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors