The prevalence and prognosis of asymptomatic intracranial atherosclerosis in a community-based population: Results based on high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging

CONCLUSIONS: We found that ICAD detected using HR-MRI increases the long-term risk of a first-ever ischemic stroke in a stroke-free population, suggesting that the current primary prevention protocol of stroke awaits further optimization.PMID:37738517 | DOI:10.1111/ene.16057

Source: Atherosclerosis - September 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shengde Li Mingyu Tang Dingding Zhang Fei Han Lixin Zhou Ming Yao Mingli Li Liying Cui Shuyang Zhang Bin Peng Zhengyu Jin Yicheng Zhu Jun Ni Source Type: research