Symptomatic vs. Asymptomatic 20–40% Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis: Does the Plaque Size Matter?

Background: Around 9–15% of ischemic strokes are related to internal carotid artery (ICA)-stenosis ≥50%. However, the extent to which ICA-stenosis <50% causes ischemic cerebrovascular events is uncertain. We examined the relation between plaque cross-sectional area and length and the risk of isch...

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Published in:Front Neurol
Main Authors: Elhfnawy, Ahmed Mohamed, Volkmann, Jens, Schliesser, Mira, Fluri, Felix
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
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Neurology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6779710/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31632327
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2019.00960
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