What is the prevalence of ulcerated plaques in the aortic arch in patients with stroke?
According to the Amarenco et al. (1994) study, the prevalence of ulcerated plaques in the aortic arch in patients with stroke was found to be approximately 7%. The study looked at 387 patients with stroke and found that 27 (7%) of them had ulcerated plaques in the aortic arch.