New progress on the relationship between the grade of intraplaque neovascularization and the degree of carotid atherosclerosis
Carotid atherosclerosis is an important risk factor leading to ischemic events.Carotid plaque load and ca-rotid artery stenosis are closely related to the occurrence of ischemic events.In addition,the composition of carotid artery plaques is also closely associated with the occurrence of ischemic events.Intraplaque neovascularization(IPN),as a char-acteristic component of vulnerable plaques,participates in the formation of carotid atherosclerotic plaques through a vari-ety of mechanisms.This review focuses on the relationship between IPN grading and the degrees of carotid atherosclerosis.