Carotid plaque formation and serum biomarkers

Atherosclerosis
Linda HermusClark J Zeebregts

Abstract

Treatment of carotid artery stenosis by endarterectomy or stenting can significantly reduce stroke risk, but is also associated with surgery related mortality and morbidity. At present it is neither possible to assess whether a carotid plaque will become symptomatic or not, nor to define the time when symptoms will occur. Identification of carotid plaques which confer excess risk of neurologic events is fundamental in the selection of patients for vascular intervention. Molecular processes such as inflammation, lipid accumulation, apoptosis, proteolysis, thrombosis and angiogenesis have shown to be highly related with plaque vulnerability. Serum biomarkers reflecting these processes may distinguish unstable from stable carotid artery stenosis and thus be a powerful tool in the selection of patients for carotid surgery. Until now, no serum biomarker has qualified for regular clinical use in carotid artery disease. However, several biomarkers, especially markers of inflammatory or proteolytic activity seem to be promising in the identification of vulnerable carotid plaques. Therefore, it is anticipated that non-invasive risk assessment in carotid artery disease by determination of serum biomarker levels may play an important futu...Continue Reading

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