Evaluation of the Vulnerable Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque: A Clinical Multicenter Study

Evaluation of the Vulnerable Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque: A Clinical Multicenter Study

Evaluation of carotid plaque vulnerability based on ultrasound imaging features， proteomics and metabolomics: a clinical multicenter study

Carotid artery plaque tissue specimen for proteomics. Blood were collect for metabolomics.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who meet the CEA surgical indications;
2. Age>18 years old;
3. Patients who sign informed consent forms

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Those with severe calcification of plaques and obvious acoustic shadows, and poor image quality;
2. Contraindications to ultrasound contrast, such as those who are allergic to contrast agents;
3. Intracardiac right to left shunt;