1. Atherosclerosis 2. Stroke 3. Carotid stenosis 4. Diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Outpatients undergoing carotid endarterectomy in the Department of Neurosurgery of our hospital 2. Patients who are able to attend the hospital 3. Age: 20 years of age and older, and below 80 years old 4. Patients providing written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects who have been determined to be unsuitable for the attending physician
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| inflammatory mediators IL-6,IL-10,TNFalfa,MCP-1 activation/inflammatory markers in plaque and peripheral blood monocytes MHC-II, CD86, Dectin-1, CD206, CD16, CD68 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| body weight,BMI,waist circumference,blood pressure,HbA1c,FPG,TC,TG,LDL-C,HDL-C, UA,BUN,Cre | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Hospital Organization, Kyoto Medical Center Clinical Research Institute