Why the study?
Does the presence and type of carotid plaque predict future cardiovascular events in high-risk patients?
Does the presence and type of carotid plaque predict future cardiovascular events in high-risk patients?
Assessment of carotid plaque presence and type using ultrasound may aid in predicting future cardiovascular events in high-risk patients.
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Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for plaque-based risk stratification in high-risk patients.
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Ingino et al. (2011) studied this question.
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