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CT and MR Imaging of Carotid Wall and Plaque

, 2019
Imaging of the carotid artery wall is the focus of several ongoing research studies that are investigating the optimal approach to identify so-called “vulnerable plaques”.
Mannelli, Lorenzo, Conti, Maurizio, Saba, Luca, Porcu, Michele, Suri, Jasjit S, Balestrieri, Antonella, Serra, Alessandra, Politi, Carola, Murgia, Alessandro, Bassareo, PierPaolo, Crivelli, Paola, Micheletti, Giulio   +11 more
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Cyclic variation of the common carotid artery structure in relation to prior atherosclerotic burden and physical activity [PDF]

, 2015
Background and aims: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for the most deaths of non-communicable diseases worldwide. It begins with structural and functional changes of the arterial system commonly known as the atherosclerotic process, starting ...
Caviezel, Seraina
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Carotid artery plaque composition - relationship to clinical presentation and ultrasound B-mode imaging

, 1995
Carotid artery disease, ultrasound imaging, carotid plaque ...
Sillesen, H., European Carotid Plaque Study Group   +1 more
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Improved stroke risk stratification in carotid atherosclerosis: integrating intraplaque neovascularization into Carotid Plaque-RADS

BMC Medical Imaging
Introduction This study evaluates whether IPN, as assessed by contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), enhances stroke risk stratification within the Carotid Plaque-RADS framework.
Zhe Huang, Xue-Qing Cheng, Rui-Rui Lu, Xiao-Jun Bi, Ya-Ni Liu, You-Bin Deng   +5 more
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Associations between the retinal/choroidal microvasculature and carotid plaque in patients with CAD: An OCTA study

Heliyon
Background: To investigate the associations between retinal/choroidal microvasculature and carotid plaque in patients with CAD assessed by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA).
Jing Jiang, Jin Wang, Yucen Wang, Luoziyi Wang, Yiwen Qian, Zhiliang Wang   +5 more
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Conicity index and sex differences in relation to carotid plaque instability in Chinese community residents

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Objectives: The conicity index (CI), an anthropometric parameter of visceral obesity, has exhibited a strong correlation with the incidence of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events.
Bi Deng, MD, Zeyu Liu, MD, Qin Huang, MD, Xianjing Feng, MD, Di Liao, MD, Fang Yu, MD, Jie Feng, MD, Qing Huang, MD, Yunhai Liu, MD, Jian Xia, MD   +9 more
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Association between joint exposure to ambient air pollutants and carotid plaque: The mediating role of cardiometabolic risk factors

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Background: Research has shown that exposure to joint air pollution is related to atherosclerosis, but little evidence has been found for carotid plaques.
Yunfei Li, Ze Han, Xiaoyu Zhao, Yueruijing Liu, Zhiyuan Wu, Jinqi Wang, Xia Li, Xiuhua Guo, Lixin Tao   +8 more
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Assessment of carotid plaque vulnerability using structural and geometrical determinants

, 2008
Background \ud \ud Because many acute cerebral ischemic events are caused by rupture of vulnerable carotid atheroma and subsequent thrombosis, the present study used both idealized and patient-specific carotid atheromatous plaque models to evaluate the ...
Tang, T., U-King-Im, J., Li, Z. Y., Sutcliffe, M., Graves, M., Gillard, J. H.   +5 more
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Ethnic Differences in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Between UK Children of Black African-Caribbean and White European Origin. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: UK black African-Caribbean adults have higher risks of stroke than white Europeans and have been shown to have increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT).
Owen, C.G., Ellins, E.A., Whincup, PH, Whincup, P.H., Deanfield, John E., Bhowruth, D.J., Rudnicka, A.R., Rapala, Alicja, Donin, Angela S., Sattar, N, Sattar, N., Prescott, Melanie H., Nightingale, C.M., Bhowruth, Devina J., MASI, STEFANO, Cook, Derek G., Rapala, A., Masi, S, Libby Ellins, Donin, AS, Owen, Christopher G., Bhowruth, DJ, Whincup, Peter H, Rapala, A, Ellins, Elizabeth A., Deanfield, J.E., Rudnicka, AR, Masi, S., Sattar, Naveed, Deanfield, JE, Ellins, Elizabeth Anne, Ellins, EA, Nightingale, Claire M., Nightingale, CM, Prescott, MH, Prescott, M.H., Cook, D.G., Rudnicka, Alicja R., Owen, CG, Donin, A.S., Cook, DG, Whincup, Peter H.   +41 more
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Relationship between sarcopenia and carotid plaque risk in post⁃menopausal women

Huli yanjiu
ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between sarcopenia and the risk of carotid plaque in postmenopausal women.MethodsA total of 527 postmenopausal women who underwent physical examination in the health examination center of Huadong Sanatorium from ...
GE Lingxia, FENG Jian, WU Liangyu, LIU Qin, ZHU Xiaoxian, XIA Qing   +5 more
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