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Rethinking the 50% Threshold: High-Risk Plaque Features Drive Stroke Risk in Nonstenotic Carotid Disease
A secondary analysis of the AcT trial demonstrates that high-risk plaque features—such as intraluminal thrombi and carotid webs—significantly increase stroke risk even in patients with less than 50% carotid stenosis, challenging traditional clinical thresholds for intervention.