Plaque Echolucency and Stroke Risk in Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions— The presence of ultrasound-determined carotid plaque echolucency provides predictive information in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis beyond luminal stenosis. However, the magnitude of the increased risk is not sufficient on its own to iden tify patients likely to benefit from surgical revascularization.

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Source: Stroke - December 22, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Gupta, A., Kesavabhotla, K., Baradaran, H., Kamel, H., Pandya, A., Giambrone, A. E., Wright, D., Pain, K. J., Mtui, E. E., Suri, J. S., Sanelli, P. C., Mushlin, A. I. Tags: Carotid Stenosis, Doppler ultrasound, Transcranial Doppler etc., Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research