Magnetic Resonance Angiography Detection of Abnormal Carotid Artery Plaque in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke [Stroke]

Conclusions Our findings suggest that a proportion of strokes classified as cryptogenic may be mechanistically related to complicated, nonhemodynamically significant cervical carotid artery plaque that can easily be detected by routine magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance angiography acute stroke protocols.

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Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - June 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Gupta, A., Gialdini, G., Lerario, M. P., Baradaran, H., Giambrone, A., Navi, B. B., Marshall, R. S., Iadecola, C., Kamel, H. Tags: Stroke Source Type: research