Key result
Carotid plaque ulceration remains a controversial embolic source given varying definitions and limited diagnostic accuracy.
Design
Review
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Should not yet influence embolism risk stratification or intervention decisions; leaves open its clinical relevance pending standardized imaging and prospective validation.
This review discusses the uncertain role of carotid plaque ulceration as a source of artery-to-artery embolism and the challenges in its diagnosis and management.
Lawrence R. Wechsler (1988) conducted a review in Carotid artery disease and stroke. Carotid plaque ulceration was evaluated. The role of carotid plaque ulceration as a source of artery-to-artery embolism remains controversial due to varying definitions and limited diagnostic accuracy of radiological techniques.
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