Pre-operative carotid plaque echolucency assessment has no predictive value for long-term risk of stroke or cardiovascular death in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy
Introduction<br/> In patients with carotid stenosis receiving medical treatment, carotid plaque echolucency has been thought to predict risk of future stroke and of other cardiovascular events. In this study we evaluated the prognostic value of preoperative plaque echolucency for future stroke...
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Elsevier
2017
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