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Table 2 Comparison of carotid plaque characteristics between patients with TIA and stroke

From: Comparison of carotid atherosclerotic plaque characteristics between symptomatic patients with transient ischemic attack and stroke using high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging

 

Mean ± SD or n (%)

p

TIA patients (n = 142)

Stroke patients (n = 128)

Plaque morphology

Mean lumen area, mm2

39.1 ± 10.8

34.2 ± 10.8

0.263

Mean wall area, mm2

32.0 ± 7.7

35.1 ± 10.1

0.004

Mean wall thickness, mm

1.2 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.2

0.001

Stenosis, %

43.9 ± 9.4

46.5 ± 12.4

0.057

Wall volume, mm3

991.3 ± 260.9

1051.1 ± 324.3

0.095

Maximum NWI, %

62.2 ± 5.9

63.9 ± 6.0

0.023

Presence of plaque components

Calcification

94 (66.2)

90 (71.4)

0.514

Lipid-rich necrotic core

126 (88.7)

119 (93.0)

0.294

Intraplaque hemorrhage

28 (19.7)

35 (27.3)

0.152

% Volume of plaque components

Calcification, %

2.1% ± 2.9%

2.4% ± 3.1%

0.345

Lipid-rich necrotic core, %

7.4% ± 7.9%

9.7% ± 8.2%

0.025

Intraplaque hemorrhage, %

0.8% ± 2.7%

1.1% ± 2.8%

0.444

  1. SD: standard deviation, NWI: normalized wall index
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