UltrasoundArteriesCIMTUltrasonographyMean intima-media thiArtery intimaAsymptomatic carotid artery sSuspected carotid arteryHigher carotidEndothelialMeasurementBifurcationAssociations of PTSD symptomsIncidence of carotidPlaquesRight carotidGreater carotidPulse wave velocityPatientsAssessmentSurrogateCommonDopplerProgressionCoronary arteryArterialIntracranialRevascularizationPrevalenceRisk FactorsPresence or absenceConsensusTriglycerideAortic archStudyDiabeticResultsExaminationVascular surgeryStroke
Ultrasound17
- The primary endpoint is percentage change in mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery 24 months after baseline, measured by carotid ultrasound imaging. (biomedcentral.com)
- 12 ] showed in both males and females without the MetS that hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor for the incidence of carotid atherosclerosis imaged by ultrasound. (biomedcentral.com)
- Carotid duplex ultrasound (CDU), a noninvasive imaging technique capable of identifying subclinical carotid plaque, is one of the diagnostic tests available to clinicians caring for patients with PsA . (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- Training of nonsonographer physicians or staff members is needed to implement carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaque screening by ultrasound for the assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis. (thoracickey.com)
- The assessment of carotid plaque and CIMT with high-resolution brightness-mode (B-mode) ultrasound requires great precision. (thoracickey.com)
- Measurement of intima media thickness of carotid artery by B-mode ultrasound in healthy people of India and Bangladesh, and relation of age and sex with carotid artery intima media thickness: An observational study. (als-journal.com)
- Is carotid artery ultrasound still useful method for evaluation of atherosclerosis? (als-journal.com)
- Parikh A, Daneman D. Is carotid ultrasound a useful tool in assessing cardiovascular disease in individuals with diabetes? (als-journal.com)
- Methods Female patients with SLE of white British ancestry were recruited from clinics in the North-West of England and had a baseline clinical and CVD risk assessment including measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaque using B-mode Doppler ultrasound. (bmj.com)
- RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: Participants at reexamination within the Malmö Diet and Cancer-Cardiovascular Cohort study (n = 3,734, mean age 72.5 years, 59.3% women, 10.8% subjects with diabetes, fasting GIP available for 3,342 subjects, fasting GLP-1 available for 3,299 subjects) underwent oral glucose tolerance testing and carotid ultrasound. (lu.se)
- Using the Doppler ultrasound apparatus, the film and image of the right carotid artery was taken from the subjects. (ac.ir)
- Learn how to image and measure the intima media thickens (IMT) with ultrasound and which information it provides. (123sonography.com)
- Free online carotid ultrasound video tutorial - Chapter 9. (123sonography.com)
- Adams A, Bojara W, Schunk K. Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Asymptomatic Subjects With Advanced Vascular Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery (Type III and IV b Findings Using Ultrasound) and Risk Factors. (eurekaselect.com)
- Jahromi AS, Cinà CS, Liu Y, Clase CM. Sensitivity and specificity of color duplex ultrasound measurement in the estimation of internal carotid artery stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. (eurekaselect.com)
- Associations between the carotid artery and other vascular beds have been described in the ultrasound literature [ 13 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- CONCLUSIONS Functional and morphologic changes of the carotid arteries detected by carotid ultrasound, such as changes in global circumferential strain at 6 months and carotid IMT at 18 months, may be useful for the early detection of radiation-induced carotid artery injury, can guide future research aiming to mitigate carotid artery stenosis, and should be considered for clinical surveillance survivorship recommendations after head and neck RT. (medrxiv.org)
Arteries12
- Atherosclerosis is a disease of large and medium-sized muscular arteries and is characterized by endothelial dysfunction, vascular inflammation, and the buildup of lipids, cholesterol, calcium, and cellular debris within the intima of the vessel wall. (medscape.com)
- Noncoronary atherosclerosis refers to atherosclerotic disease affecting large and medium-sized noncoronary arteries (eg, extracranial cerebrovascular disease, lower extremity occlusive disease, aneurysmal disease). (medscape.com)
- Duplex ultrasonography of internal carotid arteries was performed. (ac.ir)
- Registered vascular sonographers trained in performing CDU were given protocols for circumferential plaque screening of the bilateral internal carotid, external carotid, and common carotid arteries. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- More than 50% stenosis of extra cranial internal carotid arteries is linked with about 8-15% of ischemic strokes. (als-journal.com)
- METHODS: The status of carotid arteries, studied as intima-media thickness (IMT) in carotid bifurcation and prevalence and severity of plaques in internal carotid artery, was investigated by high-resolution B-mode ultrasonography in 31 HCV seropositive (HCV+) and in 120 age-matched HCV seronegative (HCV-) subjects evaluated for cardiovascular risk factors. (unifi.it)
- The brachiocephalic trunk firstly and the left subclavian artery, the two common carotid artery (right and left) and the right subclavian artery arising from brachiocephalic trunk, the right and left subclavian arteries gave the same branches (double vertebral arteries, costocervical trunk, cervical profound artery, internal thoracic artery, external thoracic artery, superficial cervical artery and continuous as axillary artery). (iraqjournals.com)
- We sought to determine differences with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) in the morphology and composition of the carotid arteries between individuals with angiographically-defined obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD, ≥ 50% stenosis, cases) and those with angiographically normal coronaries (no lumen irregularities, controls). (biomedcentral.com)
- Males with obstructive CAD compared to male controls had carotid bulbs and internal carotid arteries with smaller total vessel and lumen areas, and an increased prevalence of lipid-rich necrotic core. (biomedcentral.com)
- Carotid CMR identifies distinct morphological and compositional differences in the carotid arteries between individuals with and without angiographically-defined obstructive CAD. (biomedcentral.com)
- INTRODUCTION We prospectively evaluated morphologic and functional changes in the carotid arteries of patients treated with unilateral neck radiation therapy (RT) for head and neck cancer. (medrxiv.org)
- Lateral projection of a left common carotid artery injection that displays the order of branching in the intracranial carotid, including 1: ophthalmic, 2: posterior communicating, 3: anterior choroidal, and 4: anterior cerebral arteries. (medscape.com)
CIMT9
- This study aims to evaluate diagnostic value of carotid artery intima‑media thickness (CIMT) and ABCD2 score for predicting cardiovascular events in long‑term follow‑up after TIA. (ac.ir)
- Atherosclerosis was diagnosed by measuring the Carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT). (researchsquare.com)
- Increased carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis and has been associated with an increased risk for the development of coronary artery disease and the occurrence of cerebrovascular accidents in asymptomatic patients of differing ages, gender, and ethnicities. (thoracickey.com)
- A recent study, largely focused on image interpretation, demonstrated low interobserver variability in the offline measurement of CIMT and carotid plaque identification between a core lab and newly trained clinicians. (thoracickey.com)
- 3.5 years after baseline visit) and had a repeat carotid Doppler to assess progression of plaque and CIMT. (bmj.com)
- In multivariable adjusted logistic regression analysis, the patients who presented with CAN showed an odds ratio [OR] of 8.6 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6 to 44.8) for CIMT thickening and an OR of 2.9 (95% CI, 1.1 to 7.5) for carotid plaques. (e-enm.org)
- These results suggest that CAN is associated with carotid atherosclerosis, represented as CIMT and plaques, independent of the traditional cardiovascular risk factors in T2DM. (e-enm.org)
- Carotid atherosclerosis as estimated by carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and plaques is considered to reflect an early stage of atherosclerotic disease and is therefore used as a surrogate marker for diabetic macroangiopathies [ 6 - 8 ]. (e-enm.org)
- The aim of our study was to investigate CVD risk markers, such as asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2), highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), homocysteine, lipid levels, ankle-brachial index (ABI), and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) in CS. (endocrine-abstracts.org)
Ultrasonography8
- We designed the PRIZE study to evaluate the effects of febuxostat on a surrogate marker of cardiovascular disease risk, ultrasonography-based intima-media thickness of the carotid artery in patients with hyperuricemia. (biomedcentral.com)
- Carotid intima-media thickness will be evaluated using ultrasonography performed by skilled technicians at a central laboratory. (biomedcentral.com)
- In a staggered cross-sectional design, we tested associations with coronary artery calcium (CAC), measured by computed tomography a median of 10 years later, and with common and internal carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), measured by B-mode ultrasonography on two occasions a median of 4 years later and a median of 10 years later. (gwu.edu)
- Extracranial Carotid Duplex Ultrasonography. (j-nn.org)
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) was used to detect cervical and/or intracranial plaque, and ultrasonography was used to quantify carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) as an index of subclinical atherosclerosis. (biomedcentral.com)
- Methods: The common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness (IMT), CCA resistive index (RI), and carotid plaques were measured by ultrasonography in 192 patients with RA. (elsevierpure.com)
- Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to show dynamic changes in carotid and vertebral artery using carotid Doppler ultrasonography (DUS) through a long-term follow- up exam, and determine their associations with stroke recurrence. (eurekaselect.com)
- As part of the study, the women completed the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version and underwent physical and neuropsychological testing, as well as carotid artery ultrasonography and brain MRI. (medscape.com)
Mean intima-media thi1
- We investigated the associations between fasting and postchallenge GIP and GLP-1 concentrations and subclinical atherosclerosis as measured by mean intima-media thickness in the common carotid artery (IMTmeanCCA) and maximal intima-media thickness in the carotid bifurcation (IMTmaxBulb). (lu.se)
Artery intima3
- Predicting Long‑Term Cardiovascular Events after Transient Ischemic Attacks: Carotid Artery Intima‑Media Thickness or ABCD2 Score or Both? (ac.ir)
- Compliance and Carotid artery intima-media thickness are both important determinants of cardiovascular problems that are influenced by factors such as age, physical activity, etc. (ac.ir)
- This study examined associations between various occupational characteristics and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in a multi-ethnic sample. (cdc.gov)
Asymptomatic carotid artery s1
- De Weerd M, Greving JP, de Jong AW, Buskens E, Bots ML. Prevalence of asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis according to age and sex: systematic review and metaregression analysis. (als-journal.com)
Suspected carotid artery1
- A cross-sectional study was performed on 120 patients, out of whom 60 were diabetic and 60 non-diabetics with clinically suspected carotid artery disease. (als-journal.com)
Higher carotid1
- Increased carotid circumferential wall stress, higher carotid distensibility and lower carotid intima-media thickness could contribute to a higher risk for direct sCCF in vEDS. (biomedcentral.com)
Endothelial4
- Mahdavi-Roshan M, Salari A, Doostdar-Sanaye M. Brachial endothelial function and carotid intima-media thickness in patients with coronary artery disease. (ac.ir)
- A thicker vascular intima is a telltale sign of vascular atheroma formation, which is still at a sub-clinical stage of development, and involves the trans-differentiation of endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and stem cells and the net uptake of large amounts of cholesterol by smooth muscle-like cells and macrophages. (fatsoflife.com)
- CVR-L-Arg has been compared to flow-mediated dilatation as a gold standard for systemic endothelial function and intima-media thickness as a marker for morphological changes. (hindawi.com)
- Tunica intima consisted of single layer of endothelial cells, tunica media consisted of numerous elastic lamina in a circular arrangement and the tunica adventitia was consisted of connective tissue, smooth muscle fibers, collagen fibers, few elastic fibers, fibroblast cells, and mast cells vasavasorum. (iraqjournals.com)
Measurement2
- Measurement of the maximum intima-media thickness (IMT) of the internal carotid artery (CA) can modestly improve cardiovascular risk prediction, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (jwatch.org)
- Measures carotid intima-media thickness of the posterior or anterior walls, thereby reducing examiner dependency and improving measurement reproducibility. (fujifilm.com)
Bifurcation2
- This artery arises from the common carotid artery in the neck, entering the head at skull base via the carotid canal, and terminates at the bifurcation into the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) and middle cerebral artery (MCA). (medscape.com)
- This bifurcation is often referred to as the "carotid T" (because of its shape) or the "top-of-the carotid" (because of its location). (medscape.com)
Associations of PTSD symptoms1
- Outcomes of interest were associations of PTSD symptoms with carotid intima media thickness, brain white matter hyperintensity volume, and. (mdedge.com)
Incidence of carotid1
- The incidence of carotid artery stenosis (CAS) among diabetic patients is rising as compared to non-diabetic patients. (als-journal.com)
Plaques10
- A recently published study assessed the impact of screening for carotid plaques in asymptomatic patients with PsA. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- Data from an observational, cross-sectional study of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) suggest that preventive consultations with cardiologists are underutilized, and that a proportion of patients with diagnosed carotid plaques did not receive evidence-based therapy to mitigate cardiovascular (CV) risk. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- While CDU has been more extensively studied for CV risk stratification in the general population, definitive management guidelines have not been created specifically for patients with PsA and asymptomatic pathologic carotid plaques because clinical outcomes resulting from CDU screening had not been previously established. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- Researchers found carotid plaques were present in 39% of patients with PsA. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- Notably, only 10% of patients who were found to have carotid plaques and whose healthcare providers automatically received a prompt for specialist referral completed at least 1 preventive cardiology visit. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- Rates of utilization of preventive cardiology services between patients with and without carotid plaques were not significantly different ( P = .73). (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- Low rates of completed cardiology preventive consultations were found in a database of patients with PsA who underwent CDU screening and were found to have carotid plaques. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- CONCLUSIONS: The novel finding of HCV RNA sequences within carotid plaques suggests a local pro-atherogenetic action of the virus inside the plaque. (unifi.it)
- 1.0 mm and the number of carotid plaques. (e-enm.org)
- Patients with CAN comprised 51% of the group with ≥2 carotid plaques, while they were 23% of the group with ≤1 carotid plaque ( P =0.014). (e-enm.org)
Right carotid2
- IMT of right and left carotid artery, PI and RI of right carotid were observed to be statistically significant in diabetic and non-diabetic. (als-journal.com)
- The 2 ACAs connect through the anterior communicating artery (ACoA), thus joining the left and right carotid circulations. (medscape.com)
Greater carotid1
- We hypothesized that lower concentrations of each vitamin D metabolite would be associated with increased risk of CAC and greater carotid IMT. (gwu.edu)
Pulse wave velocity1
- Koyoshi R, Miura S-i, Kumagai N, Shiga Y, Mitsutake R, Saku K. Clinical significance of flow-mediated dilation, brachial intima-media thickness and pulse wave velocity in patients with and without coronary artery disease. (ac.ir)
Patients18
- Carotid artery disease is most often seen in hypertensive patients and in patients with diabetes mellitus. (als-journal.com)
- Shaikh NA, Bhatty S, Irfan M, Khatri G, Vaswani AS, Jakhrani N. Frequency, characteristics and risk factors of carotid artery stenosis in ischaemic stroke patients at Civil Hospital Karachi. (als-journal.com)
- Bosevski M. Carotid artery disease in diabetic patients. (als-journal.com)
- Carotid intima-media thickness progression as surrogate marker for cardiovascular risk: meta-analysis of 119 clinical trials involving 100 667 patients. (als-journal.com)
- HCV RNA sequences were investigated by highly sensitive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in plaque tissues and serum of 2 HCV+ patients who underwent carotid revascularization. (unifi.it)
- Aassociations between carotid atherosclerosis and both urine albumin excretion (UAE) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in diabetic patients have been investigated, but these studies showed only inconsistent results [ 5 , 13 , 14 ]. (e-enm.org)
- In patients without stenosis ( n = 63), SDBG ( r = 0.412, P = 0.001) and MAGE ( r = 0.365, P = 0.005) were both correlated with carotid IMT and these relationships remained significant in multiple linear regression analysis (multiple R 2 = 0.314 for the model including SDBG and multiple R 2 = 0.268 for the model including MAGE). (biomedcentral.com)
- Les IFN et les IL-10 étaient signi cativement élevés chez ceux qui présentaient une néphropathie diabétique (ND) et une maladie rénale en phase terminale (MRPT) par rapport aux témoins et aux patients diabétiques sans ND. (who.int)
- Ultrasonographic markers of vascular risk in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. (eurekaselect.com)
- We designed the C arotid A therosclerosis ( M RI) P rogression S tudy (CAMPS) to evaluate the presence and progression of carotid atherosclerosis measured by CMR over 2 years in patients with and without obstructive CAD. (biomedcentral.com)
- The maximum carotid artery stenosis on the right or left and the expansion index in patients of both groups did not change significantly during treatment. (frontiersin.org)
- Herein, the biomechanical parameters of the internal jugular vein (IJV) and common carotid artery (CCA) of MS patients were extracted and compared to healthy individuals. (e-ultrasonography.org)
- The venous wall thicknesses in RRMS and PPMS patients were 51% and 60% higher than in healthy subjects, respectively. (e-ultrasonography.org)
- The maximum intima-media thicknesses of the CCAs were 38% and 24%, and the minimum intima-media thicknesses were 27% and 23% higher in RRMS and PPMS patients than in healthy individuals, respectively. (e-ultrasonography.org)
- The biomechanical parameters of the internal jugular vein and the common carotid artery of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) were extracted using image processing. (e-ultrasonography.org)
- Studies have investigated the possible link between CCSVI and some diseases of the nervous system, such as MS [ 4 ], through analyses of the hemodynamic properties of the internal jugular vein (IJV) in patients with MS [ 5 - 9 ]. (e-ultrasonography.org)
- Beclin1 circulating level as predictor of carotid intima-media thickness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. (asterclinic.ae)
- Il s'agit d'une étude transversale, monocentrique et descriptive, durant 12 mois, incluant les patients âgés d'au moins 18 ans admis en réanimation polyvalente pour un sepsis ou choc septique. (bvsalud.org)
Assessment3
- Individuals were invited by letter to attend for assessment of their medical history, risk factor status, cognitive function and psychological profile, morbidity, and carotid intima-media thickness and plaque count as indices of atherosclerosis. (biomedcentral.com)
- Cardiovascular Magnetic resonance (CMR) is a non-invasive imaging modality that has enabled the assessment of both the morphological [ 1 ] and compositional characteristics of the carotid arterial wall. (biomedcentral.com)
- Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance as simple predictors of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. (asterclinic.ae)
Surrogate1
- Intima-media thickness (IMT) is increasingly used as a surrogate end point of vascular outcomes in clinical trials aimed at determining the success of interventions that lower risk factors for atherosclerosis and associated diseases (stroke, myocardial infarction and peripheral artery diseases). (karger.com)
Common3
- No vitamin D metabolite was associated with either common or internal mean IMT. (gwu.edu)
- RESULTS: Common carotid artery (CCA)-IMT was greater for blue-collar jobs than for management/professional jobs (mean difference=0.012mm, p=0.049) after adjustment for age, sex, race, place of birth (US or foreign born) and CVD risk factors. (cdc.gov)
- These metrics were not significantly different between female groups in the distal bulb and internal carotid or for either gender in the common carotid. (biomedcentral.com)
Doppler2
- Göksan B, Erkol G, Bozluolcay M, Ince B. Diabetes as a determinant of high-grade carotid artery stenosis: evaluation of 1,058 cases by Doppler sonography. (als-journal.com)
- Free US web tutorial on how to distinguish the internal from the external carotid artery based on morphologic- and Doppler criteria. (123sonography.com)
Progression2
- Objectives We aimed to describe the rate and determinants of carotid plaque progression and the onset of clinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a UK SLE cohort. (bmj.com)
- This was in contrast to the results for atherosclerosis progression [ 5 ] which showed that in the women who started earlier, there was slowing of progression by carotid intima media thickness (IMT) in women within 6 years of the onset of menopause compared with placebo, but not in the women who started more than a decade past menopause. (medscape.com)
Coronary artery1
- Tarzamni MK, Salehi R, Givian F, Farhang S. Association of carotid intima-media thickness with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease. (ac.ir)
Arterial4
- Carotid-cavernous fistula (CCF) is an abnormal communication between the high-pressure carotid arterial system and the low-pressure cavernous venous system (CS). (biomedcentral.com)
- In direct CCF, internal carotid artery (ICA) wall disruption allows high-pressure blood to move into the CS, resulting in short-circuiting of the ICA arterial blood into the venous system of the CS. (biomedcentral.com)
- In the study described herein, we evaluated baseline data from this cohort and tested the hypothesis that individuals with and without obstructive CAD differ in their carotid arterial wall morphology and composition as identified by high spatial resolution carotid CMR. (biomedcentral.com)
- Arterial indices are determined non-invasively by combining four functional indicators of cardiovascular health from the results of carotid duplex scanning and applanation tonometry. (frontiersin.org)
Intracranial1
- Carotid intima-media thickness - a potential predictor for rupture risk of intracranial aneurysms. (uib.no)
Revascularization1
- Hussain MA, Bin-Ayeed SA, Saeed OQ, Verma S, Al-Omran M. Impact of diabetes on carotid artery revascularization. (als-journal.com)
Prevalence1
- 13 ] also demonstrated that the prevalence of the MetS increased according to serum UA levels only in women and in men without the Mets, suggesting that UA levels were an independent risk factor of carotid atherosclerosis. (biomedcentral.com)
Risk Factors2
- In addition to traditional risk factors, demonstration of carotid plaque can improve risk stratification but will only be impactful if incorporated into treatment plans by primary care physicians, rheumatologists, and/or cardiologists," the authors stated. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- And L:A ratio was related to the CCA RI after adjustment for conventional and nonconventional CV risk factors, including HOMA-IR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein.Conclusion: L:A ratio was associated with HOMA-IR and carotid RI. (elsevierpure.com)
Presence or absence2
- Carotid intima-media thickness and presence or absence of plaque improves prediction of coronary heart disease risk: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) study. (eurekaselect.com)
- 50.8% CAD cases) were imaged with a multi-sequence, carotid CMR protocol at 1.5T. For each segment of the carotid, lumen area, wall area, total vessel area (lumen area + wall area), mean wall thickness and the presence or absence of calcification and lipid-rich necrotic core were recorded bilaterally. (biomedcentral.com)
Consensus1
- The Mannheim carotid intima-media thickness consensus criteria were used to define presence of carotid plaque. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
Triglyceride1
- Age and triglyceride levels remained independent predictors of carotid plaque development in PsA after multivariate logistic regression analyses. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
Aortic arch4
- Histologically the wall of the aortic arch is consist of three layers from internal to external: tunica intima, it's the thinnest layer (1±0.166) µm, tunica media, it's the thickest layer (12±0.0149)µm and tunica adventitia, the thickness of this layer is (5±0.166)µm. (iraqjournals.com)
- The aortic arch has a large diameter (98±0.2019)µm and thickness of the wall is (18±0.0282)µm to convey the high blood pressure in aortic arch. (iraqjournals.com)
- In conclusion, there was a variation in the branches of the aortic arch in different species of animals when the results compared with other studies and also, the diameter, thickness of the wall of aortic arch varies from one animal to another. (iraqjournals.com)
- The internal carotid artery (ICA) embryologically develops from the third primitive aortic arch. (medscape.com)
Study6
- PsA disease duration and activity were not associated with carotid plaque development in this study cohort. (rheumatologyadvisor.com)
- The purpose of this prospective study was to develop a robust training protocol in intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque image acquisition for a medical resident (R1) and then to test this protocol prospectively by comparing IMT values and plaque presence from images obtained by R1 with those of an expert scanner and to develop refinement in training protocol prospectively after reviewing initial results. (thoracickey.com)
- This study concluded that there is a significant correlation found between carotid artery disease and diabetes. (als-journal.com)
- Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare blood mechanical properties and the carotid artery of professional basketball players and inactive people. (ac.ir)
- Associations of occupation, job control and job demands with intima-media thickness: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). (cdc.gov)
- Fairhead JF, Mehta Z, Rothwell PM. Population-based study of delays in carotid imaging and surgery and the risk of recurrent stroke. (eurekaselect.com)
Diabetic1
- So far, studies on the relationship between diabetic microangiopathies and carotid atherosclerosis have yielded inconsistent results. (e-enm.org)
Results3
- Harmonization of carotid image acquisition and analysis is needed for the comparison of the IMT results obtained from epidemiological and interventional studies around the world. (karger.com)
- RESULTS: Genomic and antigenomic HCV RNA strands were evidenced within both the carotid plaque tissues examined. (unifi.it)
- Results showed that basketball players had lower heart rate (↓15.8%) and higher intima-media thickness in diastolic phase (↑17.8%) than non-athlete group, but systolic blood velocity (↑18.6%) and diastolic blood velocity (↑26.7%) and compliance (↑32%) were higher in the non-athlete group. (ac.ir)
Examination1
- In-depth physical examination by an internal cardiology specialist. (epccheckup.com)
Vascular surgery1
- Physician participants may include (but are not limited to): primary care, internal medicine, radiology, and vascular surgery. (gcus.com)
Stroke1
- Rothwell PM. Carotid artery disease and the risk of ischemic stroke and coronary vascular events. (als-journal.com)