Impact of sex and age on carotid plaque instability in asymptomatic patients-results from the Munich Vascular Biobank.

CONCLUSIONS: Asymptomatic men had in total more frequently unstable plaques in contrast to women. Thus, male sex seems to be an additional risk factor for ischemic stroke. PMID: 27351411 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Vasa Source Type: research