Why the study?
Is there a side predilection (left vs. right) for carotid intima-media thickness and cerebrovascular accidents?
Is there a side predilection (left vs. right) for carotid intima-media thickness and cerebrovascular accidents?
There appears to be a predilection for cerebrovascular disease on the left side, evidenced by greater carotid intima-media thickness and higher incidence of nonlacunar strokes, possibly due to hemodynamic stress.
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Left carotid IMT asymmetry was associated with more nonlacunar strokes; leaves open whether side-specific screening improves hypertension outcomes.
Hernández et al. (2003) studied this question.
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