Research Article

Diffuse Calcifications Protect Carotid Plaques regardless of the Amount of Neoangiogenesis and Related Histological Complications

Table 3

Densities of positivity of intraplaque neovessels for CD34 and Nestin in our series of plaques, sorted by calcification and by the occurrence of complications.

Noncalcified plaquesCalcified plaquesComplicated plaquesUncomplicated plaques

CD34 density11.19 ± 3.847.52 ± 3.0910.68 ± 3.798.99 ± 4.13
Mann-Whitney < 0.001 = 0.111

Nestin density7.69 ± 3.774.59 ± 2.317.45 ± 3.715.31 ± 3.09
Mann-Whitney < 0.001 = 0.015