Plaque Echolucency and Stroke Risk in Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis
Author(s) -
Ajay Gupta,
Kartik Kesavabhotla,
Hediyeh Baradaran,
Hooman Kamel,
Ankur Pandya,
Ashley E. Giambrone,
Drew Wright,
Kevin Pain,
Edward E. Mtui,
Jasjit S. Suri,
Pina C. Sanelli,
Alvin I. Mushlin
Publication year - 2014
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.114.006091
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , stroke (engine) , asymptomatic , confidence interval , relative risk , cardiology , echogenicity , radiology , meta analysis , ultrasound , mechanical engineering , engineering
Ultrasonographic plaque echolucency has been studied as a stroke risk marker in carotid atherosclerotic disease. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to summarize the association between ultrasound-determined carotid plaque echolucency and future ipsilateral stroke risk.
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