Bilaterally Asymmetric Associations Between Extracranial Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis and Ipsilateral Middle Cerebral Artery Stenosis in Symptomatic Patients: A CARE-II Study.

CONCLUSIONS: In the symptomatic arteries, vulnerable plaque features are independently associated with ipsilateral severe MCA stenosis on the left side, but this association is not found on the right side, indicating the associations of atherosclerotic disease between intracranial and extracranial carotid arteries are asymmetrical.
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Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - October 8, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shi H, Shao S, Wang G, Zhao X, Li R, Ya B, Sun Q, Watase H, Hippe DS, Yuan C, CARE-II Investigators Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research