Vascular cognitive decline may be caused by micro-emboli generated by carotid plaque
instability. We previously found that maximum strain indices in carotid plaque were …

Instability in carotid vulnerable plaque can generate cerebral micro-emboli, which may be
related to both stroke and eventual cognitive abnormality. Strain imaging to detect plaque …

INTRODUCTION: It has been postulated that up to 11 million “silent” strokes occur annually.
While these patients are without classic neurologic deficits, they may exhibit cognitive …

Carotid plaque prone to release emboli may be predicted by increased strain variations
within plaque due to arterial pulsation over a cardiac cycle. Non-invasive ultrasound strain …

Objective We examine the relationship between variability in the plaque strain distribution
estimated using ultrasound with multiple cognitive domains including executive, language …

Vulnerability and instability in carotid artery plaque has been assessed based on strain
variations using noninvasive ultrasound imaging. We previously demonstrated that carotid …

OBJECTIVE This article describes the use of ultrasound measurements of physical strain
within carotid atherosclerotic plaques as a measure of instability and the potential for …

Higher local carotid artery strain has previously been shown to be a characteristic of
unstable carotid plaques. These plaques may be characterized by microvascular changes …

Plaque instability may lead to chronic embolization, which in turn may contribute to
progressive cognitive decline. Accumulated strain tensor indices over a cardiac cycle within …

Objective Current risk stratification of internal carotid artery plaques based on diameter-
reducing percentage stenosis may be unreliable because ischemic stroke results from …