Atherosclerotic Plaque Ulceration in the Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Is Associated With Nonlacunar Ischemic Stroke | Zendy

Philip J. Homburg | Zendy; S. Rozie | Zendy; Marjon J. van Gils | Zendy; Tessa Jansen | Zendy; Thomas T. de Weert | Zendy; Diederik W.J. Dippel | Zendy; Aad van der Lugt | Zendy

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Atherosclerotic Plaque Ulceration in the Symptomatic Internal Carotid Artery Is Associated With Nonlacunar Ischemic Stroke

Author(s) -

Philip J. Homburg,

S. Rozie,

Marjon J. van Gils,

Tessa Jansen,

Thomas T. de Weert,

Diederik W.J. Dippel,

Aad van der Lugt

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.576256

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , ischemic stroke , internal carotid artery , cardiology , carotid arteries , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering

Atherosclerotic carotid plaque ulceration is considered a marker of previous plaque rupture and subsequent thromboembolism. It can be accurately detected with multidetector CTA. We hypothesized that atherosclerotic plaque ulceration is associated with nonlacunar ischemic stroke rather than lacunar stroke.

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