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Directed acyclic graph depicting two direct causal pathways to symptomatic carotid stenosis. Pathway 1 depicts small dense LDL (sdLDL) as a mediator between metabolic syndrome and symptomatic carotid stenosis. Pathway 2 depicts a causal pathway way between metabolic syndrome and symptomatic carotid stenosis independent of sdLDL.
