Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke
Ran Y, Wang Y, Zhu M, Wu X, Malhotra A, Lei X, Zhang F, Wang X, Xie S, Zhou J, Zhu J, Cheng J, Zhu C. Higher Plaque Burden of Middle Cerebral Artery Is Associated With Recurrent Ischemic Stroke. Stroke 2019, 51: 659-662. PMID: 31856694, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent ischemic strokeMiddle cerebral arteryMagnetic resonance vessel wall imagingPlaque burdenIschemic strokeVessel wall imagingAcute strokeCerebral arteryRecurrent strokeChronic strokeStroke patientsPlaque characteristicsMiddle cerebral artery plaqueRecurrent acute strokeRecurrent stroke groupRecurrent stroke patientsAcute stroke patientsHigher plaque burdenMethods One hundredDegree of stenosisClinical factorsStroke groupArtery plaquesFemale sexImaging features