CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (March 15, 2007) - A new study by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System may change the way physicians assess a patient’s risk of having a stroke. Published in the March edition of Stroke, the study looked retrospectively at the composition of plaque deposits in the carotid arteries of 102 patients treated at UVa. Its findings suggest that, in determining who is most likely to have a stroke, physicians may want to take a closer look at the type of plaque building up in their patients’ arteries. >>> Discuss This Story
