Intraplaque Hemorrhage and the Plaque Surface in Carotid Atherosclerosis: The Plaque At RISK Study (PARISK).
A C van DijkM T B TruijmanB HussainT ZadiG SaiedieA A J de RotteM I LiemA F W van der SteenM J A P DaemenP J KoudstaalP J NederkoornJ HendrikseMarianne Eline KooiA van der LugtPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2015)
Intraplaque hemorrhage is associated with disruption of the plaque surface in patients with a carotid artery stenosis of <70%. Serial studies are needed to investigate whether intraplaque hemorrhage indeed increases the risk of plaque rupture and subsequent ischemic stroke during follow-up.