Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Predictive Value of Carotid Plaque Hemorrhage on Cerebrovascular Events by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 62; no. 12; pp. 1081 - 1091
• Main Authors: Saam, Tobias, Hetterich, Holger, Hoffmann, Verena, Yuan, Chun, Dichgans, Martin, Poppert, Holger, Koeppel, Thomas, Hoffmann, Ulrich, Reiser, Maximilian F., Bamberg, Fabian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 17.09.2013; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Age; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Carotid Artery Diseases - complications; Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnosis; Cerebrovascular Disorders - etiology; Confidence intervals; Data analysis; Estimates; Heart; Hemorrhage - diagnosis; Hemorrhage - etiology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical sciences; Meta-analysis; NMR; noninvasive imaging; Nuclear magnetic resonance; plaque hemorrhage; Plaque, Atherosclerotic - complications; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; prognostic value; Regression analysis; Statistical methods; Studies; Veins & arteries; IPH; plaque hemorrhage; magnetic resonance imaging; prognostic value; MRI; CI; meta-analysis; HR; noninvasive imaging; TIA; transient ischemic attack; intraplaque hemorrhage; hazard ratio; confidence interval; Evidence-based practice; Cardiovascular disease; Systematic review; Hemorrhage; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Evidence-based medicine; Artery; Metaanalysis; Blood vessel; Carotid; Predictive value; Medical imagery; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Bibliographic review

This study sought to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine precise estimates of the predictive value of carotid intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) as determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for cerebrovascular events. There is emerging evidence that MR-based carotid atheroscler...