Extracranial Carotid Plaque Calcification and Cerebrovascular Ischemia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: The presence of calcification in carotid plaque confers a reduced association with ipsilateral ischemic events, although these results seem to be limited among carotid arteries with higher degrees of stenosis. Adoption of carotid calcification measures in clinical decision-making will require additional studies providing more reproducible and standardized methods of calcium characterization and testing these imaging strategies in prospective studies.PMID:37638399 | DOI:10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.042807

Source: Atherosclerosis - August 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Moayad Homssi Atin Saha Diana Delgado Arindam RoyChoudhury Charlene Thomas Matthew Lin Hediyeh Baradaran Hooman Kamel Ajay Gupta Source Type: research