Identifying the Vulnerable Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque in Patients With Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Angiology. 2022 Feb;73(2):93-95. doi: 10.1177/00033197211028416. Epub 2021 Jul 2.

Authors

Kosmas I Paraskevas¹, Andrew N Nicolaides², Jasjit S Suri³, Luca Saba⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Central Clinic of Athens, Athens, Greece.
² Department of Surgery, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
³ Stroke Diagnosis and Monitoring Division, AtheroPointTM, Roseville, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria (A.O.U.) di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.

PMID: 34212770
DOI: 10.1177/00033197211028416

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular risk; carotid artery stenosis; carotid atherosclerosis.

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MeSH terms

Carotid Arteries
Carotid Stenosis* / complications
Carotid Stenosis* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Plaque, Atherosclerotic*
Risk Factors