[HTML][HTML] High-sensitivity C-reactive protein in high-grade carotid stenosis: risk marker for unstable carotid plaque

…, C Ruiz, P Chacon, JA Sabin, M Matas - Journal of Vascular …, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Increasing evidence points to the inflammatory character of atherosclerosis,
and several parameters of inflammation have been proposed as cardiovascular risk markers. …

[HTML][HTML] Serum values of metalloproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 as related to unstable plaque and inflammatory cells in patients with greater than 70% carotid …

…, C Ruiz, P Chacón, J Alvarez-Sabin, M Matas - Journal of vascular …, 2004 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Unstable carotid plaques, characterized by increased levels of macrophages
and T lymphocytes, have high emboligenic potential and carry a risk for producing cerebral …

A profile of the noncompliant patient: a thirty-month review of outpatient psychiatry referrals

M Matas, D Staley, W Griffin - General Hospital Psychiatry, 1992 - Elsevier
Missed appointments to outpatient psychiatry programs have been identified as a major form
of noncompliance in the literature. Over a two-and-a-half year period, 874 referrals to the …

Who misses appointments? An empirical analysis

B Campbell, D Staley, M Matas - The Canadian Journal of …, 1991 - journals.sagepub.com
Patient noncompliance is a major problem in clinical practice. In order to better understand
this issue, 236 appointments at an outpatient psychiatry clinic of a large urban general …

Comparison of clinical outcome of stripping and CHIVA for treatment of varicose veins in the lower extremities

…, N Allegue, A Di Matteo, E Gonzalez, M Matas - Annals of vascular …, 2001 - Elsevier
The purpose of this nonrandomized case-review study was to compare the outcome of
stripping and CHIVA for treatment of varicose veins in the lower extremities in our department. …

Cognitive improvement in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis after transcervical stenting with protective flow reversal

…, B Álvarez, M Quintana, M Ribó, M Matas… - Cerebrovascular …, 2013 - karger.com
Impaired cognitive function is often reported in patients with carotid artery stenosis.
Revascularization by transcervical carotid artery stenting (CAS) with flow reversal is associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Transcervical carotid stenting with flow reversal is a safe technique for high-risk patients older than 70 years

B Alvarez, M Matas, M Ribo, J Maeso… - Journal of vascular …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Recent evidence regarding carotid revascularization advises against
carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) in patients aged >70 years with conventional risk for …

Evaluation of Buspirone as an Antianxiety Agent: Buspirone and Diazepam versus Placebo*

JC Pecknold, M Matas, BG Howarth… - The Canadian …, 1989 - journals.sagepub.com
Buspirone has previously been demonstrated to be efficacious in the treatment of anxiety.
This four-week double-blind parallel study compared buspirone to diazepam and placebo in …

Mental illness and the media: an assessment of attitudes and communication

M Matas, N El-Guebaly, A Peterkin… - The Canadian …, 1984 - journals.sagepub.com
Media coverage of psychiatric issues will reflect or influence public perceptions of the mentally
ill. In order to explore the relationship between psychiatry and the media, an altitudinal …

Relationship between plasma homocysteine and the morphological and immunohistochemical study of carotid plaques in patients with carotid stenosis over 70%

…, E Fernández, F Luccini, A Gené, M Matas - Annals of vascular …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Several clinical and epidemiological studies describe hyperhomocysteinemia
as an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Implication of cellular immunity in …