Magnetic Resonance Imaging Identified Brain Ischaemia in Symptomatic Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy Is Related to Histologically Apparent Intraplaque Haemorrhage.

CONCLUSION: Symptomatic patients with ipsilateral carotid stenosis and silent brain ischaemia on pre-operative MR-DWI, more often showed pathological evidence of IPH compared with those without ischaemic lesions. This identifies carotid IPH as a marker for patients at risk of silent brain ischaemia and possibly for future stroke and other arterial disease complications. Such patients may be more likely to benefit from CEA than those without evidence of ipsilateral carotid IPH.
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Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - October 16, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Rots ML, Timmerman N, de Kleijn DPV, Pasterkamp G, Brown MM, Bonati LH, de Borst GJ Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: research