Research Article

Intraplaque Expression of C-Reactive Protein Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Severe Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Figure 1

Representative microphotographs of human carotid atherosclerotic plaques. Immunostainings for total lipid content (oil red O) and CRP in upstream and downstream portions of human carotid artery plaques were performed. The arrows show CRP-positive areas.