Angelo Cascio Rizzo: CTA-Based Plaque RADS Improves Risk Stratification in ESUS
Angelo Cascio Rizzo, Vascular Neurologist at Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, shared a post on LinkedIn about a recent article he and his colleagues co-authored, adding:
“CTA-based Plaque RADS helps stratify non-stenotic carotid plaques in ESUS. New paper in Green Journal
Modified CTA-based Plaque RADS: practical, reproducible, everyday-applicable (k = 0.83)
High-risk Plaque RADS 3-4 in 21% of ESUS patients and strongly linked to stroke laterality (aOR 2.65)
ESUS with ipsilateral high-risk Plaque RADS showed:
- fewer competing cardioembolic sources (atrial cardiopathy, PFO, Afib)
- ~3-fold higher risk of ipsilateral stroke recurrence
Time for targeted prevention”
Title: CTA-Based Plaque-RADS to Assess Etiologic Role of Nonstenotic Carotid Plaques in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
Authors: Angelo Cascio Rizzo, Ghil Schwarz, Simone Bellavia, Andrea Magi, Guglielmo C. Pero, Antonio Macera, Amedeo Cervo, Francesca Poggetti, Antonella Moreo, Valerio Tolva, Elio Clemente Agostoni, Mariangela Piano, Maria Sessa
Read the Full Article on Green Journal

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