Background: Over the last decades, several individual studies on sex differences in carotid
atherosclerosis have been performed covering a wide range of plaque characteristics and …

Objectives: This study sought to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine
precise estimates of the predictive value of carotid intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) as …

Carotid atherosclerotic plaques represent both stable and unstable atheromatous lesions.
Atherosclerotic plaques that are prone to rupture owing to their intrinsic composition such as …

Objective There is a recognized need to improve selection of patients with carotid artery
stenosis for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We assessed the value of magnetic resonance …

Atherosclerotic carotid artery stenosis causes about 10–20% of all ischemic strokes through
two main mechanisms: hemodynamic impairment in case of significant stenosis and …

Over the last several decades, basic cardiovascular research has significantly enhanced our
understanding of pathobiological processes leading to formation, progression, and …

Objectives In patients with carotid stenosis the risk of stroke is highest in the first few days
after onset of symptoms and it is low in asymptomatic patients. The ability to identify patients …

Rupture of a vulnerable carotid plaque is one of the leading causes of stroke. Carotid
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to visualize all the main hallmarks of plaque …

Objective The aim of this review was to identify clinical and/or imaging parameters that are
associated with an increased (decreased) risk of early/late stroke in patients with …

Purpose: To evaluate the potential of carotid plaque MRI to predict transient ischemic attack
(TIA) and stroke recurrence in previously symptomatic patients. Materials and Methods: One …