ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A1050 NON-INVASIVELY DETECTED CAROTID PLAQUE CHARACTERISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH CEREBROVASCULAR EVENTS IN SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS: A META-ANALYSIS
David Pakizer, Istvan Szegedi, Filip Strouhal, Nagy Attila, Patrik Michel, David Školoudík, Gaia Sirimarco · 2026
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David Pakizer and co-authors meta-analyze which carotid plaque traits, seen on scans, mark patients who just had a stroke or mini-stroke, in a 2026 paper. How blocked an artery is tells only part of the danger; the plaque's makeup matters too. Studies disagreed, so a pooled answer was needed.
Fourteen studies covering 2,430 recently symptomatic patients fed the analysis, with plaque judged by CT, MRI, or ultrasound under standard and Plaque-RADS readings. Clot inside the vessel and a ruptured fibrous cap stood out with the strongest links to recent events, several-fold higher odds than quiet plaques. Other compositional traits were weighed as well. The ranking helps clinicians read past the percentage blocked and spot the plaques that recently misbehaved.
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| CREATOR | David Pakizer, Istvan Szegedi, Filip Strouhal, Nagy Attila, Patrik Michel, David Školoudík, Gaia Sirimarco |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |