New Technologies to Determine Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Patients With Significant Carotid Plaques

Summary

The researchers are trying to determine if the characterization of "vulnerable" carotid artery plaques can be accomplished with ultrasound-based methods that look for vessels in the plaque and measure the plaque stiffness.

Timeline

Start

2017-11-15

Primary completion

2022-01-30

Completion

2022-01-30

Drugs

Indications