Abstract TMP96: Carotid Plaque Characteristics Correlated to Baseline Vascular Risk Factors in a Large Randomized Trial: Results from CREST-2

Objectives: Assessment of carotid disease is most commonly performed with duplex ultrasonography (DUS). Measures of plaque area and tissue composition from DUS images may identify patients at risk for future neurologic events, and may assess the effects of vascular risk-factor modification (by measuring change in plaque area and/or tissue constituents). We quantified plaque area and tissue constituents from DUS images of CREST-2 participants at...