Robert Kwee1, Robert van Oostenbrugge2,
Werner Mess2, Martin Prins2, Rob van Der Geest3,
Johannes ter Berg4, Cees Franke5, Arthur Korten6,
B Meems7, Jos van Engelshoven2, Joachim Wildberger2,
Eline Kooi2
1Maastricht University
Medical Center, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands; 2Maastricht
University Medical Center, Netherlands; 3Leiden University Medical
Center, Netherlands; 4Orbis Medical Center Sittard, Netherlands; 5Atrium
Medical Center Parkstad Heerlen, Netherlands; 6Laurentius Hospital
Roermond, Netherlands; 7VieCuri Medical Center Venlo, Netherlands
We investigated the natural course of carotid plaque progression in TIA/stroke patients with ipsilateral <70% carotid stenosis, by using serial multisequence magnetic resonance imaging. The results of our study show that there is inward plaque remodeling over a 1-year period, while features of plaque vulnerability generally remain unchanged.