Eccentric stenosis of the carotid artery associated with ipsilateral cerebrovascular events

T Ohara, K Toyoda, R Otsubo… - American Journal …, 2008 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Eccentric stenosis of the coronary artery is associated with
plaque disruption and acute coronary syndrome. The purpose of the present study was to …

Prevalence of ipsilateral nonstenotic carotid plaques on computed tomography angiography in embolic stroke of undetermined source

JM Ospel, N Singh, M Marko, M Almekhlafi… - Stroke, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) constitutes a
large proportion of acute ischemic stroke. It is crucial to identify possible stroke etiologies in …

Asymptomatic moderate carotid artery stenosis with intraplaque hemorrhage: progression of degree of stenosis and new ischemic stroke

K Yamada, S Yoshimura, M Shirakawa… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Carotid intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) plays a critical role in the progression of carotid
atherosclerotic disease. IPH was associated with high intensity signal (HIS) in the plaque on …

The relative effect of carotid plaque heterogeneity and echogenicity on ipsilateral cerebral infarction and symptoms of cerebrovascular disease.

N El-Barghouti, AN Nicolaides, T Tegos… - … angiology: a journal of …, 1996 - europepmc.org
Objective To determine the relative effect of carotid plaque heterogeneity and echogenicity
as measured by computer on the incidence of ipsilateral cerebral infarction and symptoms of …

Plaque characteristics of asymptomatic carotid stenosis and risk of stroke

ML Mono, A Karameshev, J Slotboom… - Cerebrovascular …, 2012 - karger.com
Background: The optimal treatment of asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) is controversial.
To optimize the risk-benefit ratio of carotid artery revascularization, it is crucial to identify …

Proximal region of carotid atherosclerotic plaque shows more intraplaque hemorrhage: the plaque at risk study

G Crombag, M Aizaz, F Schreuder… - American Journal …, 2022 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intraplaque hemorrhage contributes to lipid core
enlargement and plaque progression, leading to plaque destabilization and stroke. The …

Prevalence of high-risk plaques and risk of stroke in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis: a meta-analysis

J Kamtchum-Tatuene, JJ Noubiap, AH Wilman… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is an ongoing debate regarding the management of asymptomatic carotid
stenosis. Previous studies have reported imaging features of high-risk plaques that could …

Carotid intraplaque hemorrhage and stenosis: At what stage of plaque progression does intraplaque hemorrhage occur, and when is it most likely to be associated …

AS Larson, W Brinjikji, L Savastano… - American Journal …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The relationship between carotid intraplaque hemorrhage
and luminal stenosis severity is not well-established. We sought to determine whether …

Role of CT angiographic plaque morphologic characteristics in addition to stenosis in predicting the symptomatic side in carotid artery disease

M Eesa, MD Hill, A Al-Khathaami… - American journal …, 2010 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery is an
important cause of ischemic stroke. We evaluated carotid plaque morphologic features by …

Degree of cervical carotid artery stenosis and hemispheric stroke: duplex US findings.

PB Brown, WJ Zwiebel, GK Call - Radiology, 1989 - pubs.rsna.org
Duplex ultrasound (US) scans of 110 carotid arteries ipsilateral to hemispheric strokes were
compared with scans of 90 asymptomatic vessels in the same patients to determine the …