Inflammatory markers are more useful than conventional risk factors for differentiating between carotid and MCA atherosclerosis, suggesting MCA plaques may be more stable.
Our results indicate that inflammatory markers, rather than conventional risk factors, reveal clinical and radiological differences between patients with carotid and MCA atherosclerosis. Plaques associated with MCA atherosclerosis may be more stable than those associated with carotid atherosclerosis.
Oh Young Bang (Sat,) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: