Carotid plaque rather than intima-media thickness as a predictor of recurrent vascular events in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Carotid plaque rather than intima-media thickness as a predictor of recurrent vascular events in patients with acute ischemic stroke

Abstract Background To investigate the impacts of carotid plaque and intima-media thickness (IMT) on future vascular events (VEs) in the patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods A total of 479 consecutive Korean patients with acute ischemic stroke were divided into 2 groups according to developm...

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Main Authors: Hyun Ju Yoon, Kye Hun Kim, Hyukjin Park, Jae Yeong Cho, Young Joon Hong, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
Carotid artery
Plaque
Intima-media thickness
Stroke
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-017-0110-y

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