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To the Editor: We welcome the recent article by Tsivgoulis and colleagues showing that higher values of common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) may represent an independent risk factor for stroke recurrence.1 We reached the same conclusion after carrying out a study, independently planned and executed in a different geographical area in Greece.2 We had previously shown that increased CCA-IMT values are independently associated with de novo development of cognitive impairment during the first year after their stroke.3 These results suggest that CCA-IMT measures may be of clinical use in the long-term management of stroke patients. We would, therefore, like to raise a few issues. In our study, 284 patients with first ever ischemic stroke were followed up …
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