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The plaque morphology and compositions including intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), lipid-rich necrotic-core (LRNC) and calcification were compared between TIA and stroke patients. Logistic regression was performed to relate the plaque characteristics to the types of ischemic events.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A total of 270 patients with TIA or ischemic stroke were recruited. Stroke patients had a significantly higher prevalence of diabetes (42.2% vs. 28.2%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.021), greater mean wall area (35.1\u2009\u00b1\u200910.1 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> vs. 32.0\u2009\u00b1\u20097.7 mm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004), mean wall thickness (1.3\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2\u00a0mm vs. 1.2\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2\u00a0mm, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001), maximum normalized wall index (NWI)(63.9%\u2009\u00b1\u20096.0% vs. 62.2%\u2009\u00b1\u20095.9%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.023) and %volume of LRNC (9.7%\u2009\u00b1\u20098.2% vs. 7.4%\u2009\u00b1\u20097.9%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.025) in the carotid arteries compared to those with TIA. After adjustment for clinical factors, above characteristics of carotid arteries were significantly associated with the type of ischemic events. After further adjustment for maximum NWI, this association remained statistically significant (OR, 1.41; CI, 1.01\u20131.96; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.041).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Ischemic stroke patients had larger plaque burden and greater proportion of LRNC in carotid plaques compared to those with TIA. 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