U.S., April 30 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07556887) titled 'Clinical Impact of Using IMPROVE to Select Patients for Carotid Revascularisation' on Feb. 18.
Brief Summary: Narrowing of the carotid artery due to atherosclerosis with an unstable plaque can cause a stroke. Patients with carotid artery disease who have had a TIA or minor stroke and are at high risk of another stroke are often treated with surgery or stenting to remove the plaque. For lower-risk patients, medication alone is the better option, as surgery also carries risks. A new decision method, based on MRI detection of unstable plaques (IMPROVE), can better assess stroke risk and help determine which patients do or do not need ...