CAD 1. Computed Tomography Angiography-Derived Plaque Structural Analysis of Symptomatic and Contralateral Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis (30%-70%): What Can Be Learned?

Carotid artery disease is a major cause of stroke. The in vivo computed tomography calcified and noncalcified plaque structural components that connote carotid plaque rupture and symptoms remain ill-defined for a given degree of stenosis. We therefore analyzed computed tomography angiography (CTA) images of symptomatic patients enrolled in the Plaques at Risk (PARISK) study designed to determine the natural history of carotid stenosis (30%-70%) causing ipsilateral neurologic events.

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Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - October 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Hisham S. Bassiouny, Ali Cagdas Akyildiz, Dianne H.K. van Dam-Nolen, Anouk van Dijk, Antonius F.W. van der Steen, Aad van der Lugt, Daniel Bos, Jolanda J. Wentzel Source Type: research