Verónica Fernández-Alvarez, Miriam Linares-Sánchez, Carlos Suárez, Fernando López, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, Antti A Mäkitie, Patrick J Bradley, Alfio Ferlito
Carotid artery disease has traditionally been assessed based on the degree of luminal narrowing. However, this approach, which solely relies on carotid stenosis, is currently being questioned with regard to modern risk stratification approaches. Recent guidelines have introduced the concept of the "vulnerable plaque," emphasizing specific features such as thin fibrous caps, large lipid cores, intraplaque hemorrhage, plaque rupture, macrophage infiltration, and neovascularization. In this context, imaging-based biomarkers have emerged as valuable tools for identifying higher-risk patients...
August 10, 2023: Biomolecules