Concurrent Carotid Inflammation in Acute Coronary Syndrome as Assessed by 18F-FDG PET/CT: A Possible Mechanistic Link for Ischemic Stroke

This study provided in vivo evidence that ACS survivors might experience concurrent carotid arterial inflammation. Our findings supported the role of systemic immune activation contributing to multiarterial instability in symptomatic atherosclerosis as a possible mechanistic link between ACS and IS.