More to Atherosclerosis than Stenosis: Symptomatic Carotid Artery with Intraplaque Hemorrhage (P5.285)

Conclusions:Current guidelines only address the degree of arterial narrowing when recommending carotid revascularization procedures for secondary stroke prevention. The most recent AHA-ASA guideline advises against revascularization procedures in less than 50% CA stenosis. These guidelines do not account for plaque morphology that may predict a high risk of early stroke recurrence as demonstrated by our patient.Disclosure: Dr. Rai has nothing to disclose. Dr. Thaler has received personal compensation for activities with St. Jude Medical WL and Gore Associates as a consultant. Dr. Leung has nothing to disclose. Dr. Madan has received research support from Pfizer Inc. Dr. Salehi has nothing to disclose.

Source: Neurology - April 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Rai, S., Thaler, D., Leung, L., Madan, N., Salehi, P. Tags: SubAcute Interventional Therapies in Cerebrovascular Disease Source Type: research