Plaque echolucency and stroke risk in asymptomatic carotid stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Stroke

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 91-97

  Gupta, Ajay ^a,b   Kesavabhotla, Kartik ^a   Baradaran, Hediyeh ^a   Kamel, Hooman ^a,b   Pandya, Ankur ^a   Giambrone, Ashley E ^a   Wright, Drew ^a   Pain, Kevin J ^a   Mtui, Edward E ^a   Suri, Jasjit S ^c   Sanelli, Pina C ^a   Mushlin, Alvin I ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology and Brain Mind Research Institute   (United States)

^c AtheroPoint LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid stenosis; plaque; risk factor; stroke; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLAQUE ECHOLUCENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; STROKE;

ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 84920505549     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006091     Document Type: Article

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