Sex-Specific Risk Factors of Nonstenotic Carotid Plaque in Embolic Stroke of Unknown Source: A Case-Control Study.

Svenja L JochmannEsther M W SieveringJohanna Ernst Rieke Ringlstetter Anika Großhennig Karin Weißenborn Gerrit Maximilian Grosse

Published in: Stroke (2023)

Sex differences play an important role in nsCP prevalence in patients with ESUS. These findings may have important implications for the management in targeted secondary prevention following ESUS.

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