title: Response to letter regarding article, "Complex atheromatous plaques in the descending aorta and the risk of stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis".
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Aristeidis H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Katsanos
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Neurology, Attikon Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsivgoulis
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D002544:Cerebral Infarction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism; D008297:Male; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic