Longitudinal MRI study on the natural history of carotid artery plaques in symptomatic patients.

Longitudinal MRI study on the natural history of carotid artery plaques in symptomatic patients.

PURPOSE: To investigate the natural history of carotid atherosclerosis in patients who experienced a TIA or ischemic stroke. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Ninety-two TIA/stroke patients (57 men, mean age 67.7 ± 9.8 years) with ipsilateral <70% carotid stenosis underwent multisequence MRI of the plaque ip...

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Main Authors: Robert M Kwee, Martine T B Truijman, Robert J van Oostenbrugge, Werner H Mess, Martin H Prins, Cees L Franke, Arthur G G C Korten, Joachim E Wildberger, M Eline Kooi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3409172?pdf=render

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