Sex Differences in Plaque Composition and Morphology Among Symptomatic Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Carotid Artery Stenosis.
Dianne H K van Dam-NolenNina C M van EgmondKristine DilbaKelly NiesAnja Gwendolyn van der KolkMadieke I LiemMarianne Eline KooiJeroen HendriksePaul J NederkoornPeter J KoudstaalAad van der LugtDaniel BosPublished in: Stroke (2022)
In symptomatic patients with mild-to-moderate carotid stenosis, men are more likely to have a high-risk carotid plaque with IPH and LRNC than women, regardless of total plaque burden. Men also have more often a plaque with multiple vulnerable plaque components, which could comprise an even higher stroke risk. Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique identifier: NCT01208025.