Echolucency of carotid plaque is useful for selecting high-risk patients with chronic coronary artery disease who benefit from intensive lipid-lowering therapy

Journal of Cardiology(2021)

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Abstract
•Echolucent carotid plaques predict secondary coronary events after statin therapy.•Intensive lipid-lowering therapy improve prognosis of patients with unstable plaque.•Maximum intima-media thickness did not predict secondary coronary events.
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Carotid ultrasound,Echolucent plaque,Risk stratification,Secondary prevention,Lipid-lowering therapy
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