Luca Saba: The Impact of Carotid Plaque-RADS on Improving The Risk Stratification in ESUS
Luca Saba, Dean of School of Medicine at the University of Cagliari, shared on LinekedIn about a recent article by Angelo Cascio Rizzo et al, published in Neurology:
”Pleased to highlight this newly published paper in Neurology: ‘CTA-Based Plaque-RADS to Assess Etiologic Role of Nonstenotic Carotid Plaques in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source.’
Led by Angelo Cascio Rizzo, this study confirms the impact and potential of Carotid Plaque-RADS in improving the stratification of patients with ESUS, while contributing to a more refined understanding of the role of nonstenotic carotid plaques in stroke mechanisms.
Congratulations to Angelo for leading this excellent project.”
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
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