TCT-190 Use of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) for Characterization of Carotid Plaque In Patients with Severe Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis

Carotid artery related stroke is mainly an embolic disease that has been associated with inflammation, plaque rupture, and thrombus formation in “vulnerable” atherosclerotic plaque. Almost, two-thirds of these strokes affect patients who are previously asymptomatic. Estimation of the degree of