Definition of common carotid wall thickness affects risk classification in relation to degree of internal carotid artery stenosis: the Plaque At RISK (PARISK) study.

Our study shows that the association between ICA stenosis and ipsilateral CCA plaques is highly significant (Table 3 ), which is in line with the concept of atherosclerosis as a more widespread instead of a focal disease, prompting a global rather than a focused vascular examination.

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This association remains borderline significant after excluding patients with CCA plaques (Tables 3 and 4 , mean difference 7% and 5%, Student t-test p -value 0.02 and 0.15 respectively).

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