Why the study?
Is elevated HbA1c associated with increased carotid plaque vulnerability and acute cerebral infarction severity in hypertensive stroke patients?
Is elevated HbA1c associated with increased carotid plaque vulnerability and acute cerebral infarction severity in hypertensive stroke patients?
Elevated HbA1c (≥6.5%) is associated with increased carotid plaque vulnerability and larger lipid-rich necrotic cores in hypertensive stroke patients, which may exacerbate cerebral infarction severity.
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HbA1c associations with carotid plaque features on MRI remain hypothesis-generating in hypertensive stroke; larger prospective studies needed before clinical consideration.
Sun et al. (2016) studied this question.
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