Key result
New diagnostic methods for identifying carotid plaque instability aim to improve stroke risk prediction beyond traditional reliance on the degree of artery stenosis alone.
Population
Patients with carotid stenosis caused by atherosclerotic plaques
Design
Review
Authors
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May refine carotid stroke risk stratification; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
This review emphasizes the limitations of relying solely on the degree of carotid stenosis for stroke risk prediction and outlines emerging diagnostic methods for assessing plaque instability.
Skagen et al. (2016) conducted a review in Carotid artery plaque and stroke. Diagnostic methods for carotid plaque instability was evaluated. New diagnostic methods for identifying carotid plaque instability aim to improve stroke risk prediction beyond traditional reliance on the degree of artery stenosis alone.
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