Why the study?
Do specific carotid plaque characteristics on ultrasound correlate with ipsilateral stroke or TIA?
Do specific carotid plaque characteristics on ultrasound correlate with ipsilateral stroke or TIA?
Carotid artery ultrasound plaque characteristics, including thickness, hypoechogenicity, and narrower lumen diameter, are significantly associated with ipsilateral ischemic cerebrovascular events.
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May aid ipsilateral event risk stratification on ultrasound; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Iannuzzi et al. (1995) studied this question.
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