Kopolovets I, Berek P, Stefanic P, et al. - Researchers proposed the hypothesis of the “Stroke-Stop” formula for better selection of patients who should be indicated for surgical treatment and will be assessed in a prospective study. Using the “Stroke-Stop” formula, they plan to do a prospective study for ipsilateral annual stroke rate in asymptomatic individuals with carotid stenosis who receive conservative therapy, in order to verify this hypothesis.

• A cross-sectional study was conducted including a total of 70 patients with atherosclerotic ICA stenosis.

• There was a significant increase in the risk of stroke development with the progression of ICA stenosis and elevation of Lp-PLA2 levels.

• The risk of stroke development was significantly higher in correlation with patients with an echogenic plaque in patients with echolucent plaque.

• Three main groups were generated: low (< 70 points), medium (70–100 points), and high (> 100 points) risk of stroke development based on calculations using the “Stroke-Stop” formula.