Introduction to the Pathology of Carotid Atherosclerosis: Histologic Classification and Imaging Correlation

2010 ◽  
pp. 3-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naima Carter-Monroe ◽  
Saami K. Yazdani ◽  
Elena Ladich ◽  
Frank D. Kolodgie ◽  
Renu Virmani
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Atherosclerosis ◽  
Histologic Classification

C-reactive protein as a marker of progression of carotid atherosclerosis in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus

VASA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleš Pleskovič ◽  
Marija Šantl Letonja ◽  
Andreja Cokan Vujkovac ◽  
Jovana Nikolajević Starčević ◽  
Katarina Gazdikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Carotid Atherosclerosis ◽  
Inflammatory Marker ◽  
Progression Rate ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Hs Crp ◽  
Unstable Plaques

Abstract. Background: This prospective study was designed to evaluate the effect of inflammatory markers on the presence and progression of subclinical markers of carotid atherosclerosis in a 3.8-year follow-up period in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Patients and methods: A total of 595 subjects with T2DM were enrolled. Subclinical markers of carotid atherosclerosis (carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), plaque thickness, and plaques presence) were assessed with ultrasound at the time of recruitment and again after 3.8 years. Subjects with T2DM were divided into 2 groups according to the plasma high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels (subjects with hs-CRP ≥ 2 mg/L and subjects with hs-CRP below 2 mg/L). Results: Subjects with T2DM and hs-CRP levels ≥ 2 mg/L had higher CIMT in comparison with subjects with T2DM and hs-CRP levels below 2 mg/L, and higher incidence of plaques/unstable plaques in comparison with subjects with T2DM and hs-CRP levels below 2 mg/L. Multivariate logistic regression analysis found the association between the HDL cholesterol level and presence of plaques, whereas the inflammatory marker hs-CRP was not associated with subclinical markers of progression of carotid atherosclerosis. Multiple linear regression analysis found the association between the hs-CRP levels and either CIMT progression rate or a change in the number of sites with plaques in a 3.8-year follow-up. Conclusions: We demonstrated an association between the inflammatory marker hs-CRP and either CIMT or incidence of plaques/unstable plaques at the time of recruitment in Caucasians with T2DM. Moreover, we found the association between hs-CRP levels and either CIMT progression rate or a change in the number of sites with plaques in a 3.8-year follow-up in subjects with T2DM.

Apolipoprotein(a), Fibrinopeptide A and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged Men

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (04) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuomo Rankinen ◽  
Sari Väisänen ◽  
Michele Mercuri ◽  
Rainer Rauramaa
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Carotid Atherosclerosis ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Carotid Bifurcation ◽  
Carotid Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Fibrinopeptide A ◽  
Carotid Imt ◽  
Apolipoprotein A ◽  
The Difference

SummaryThe association between apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)], fibrinogen, fibrinopeptide A (FPA) and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was analyzed in Eastern Finnish men aged 50 to 60 years. Apo(a) correlated directly with carotid bifurcation (r = 0.26, p = 0.001), but not with common carotid IMT. Men in the lowest quartile of apo(a) had thinner (p = 0.013) IMT in bifurcation [1.59 mm (95% Cl 1.49; 1.68)] compared to the men in the highest [1.91 mm (95% Cl 1.73; 2.09)] apo(a) quartile. The difference remained (p=0.038) after adjusting for confounders. Plasma fibrinogen was not related to carotid IMT, whereas FPA correlated with common carotid (r = 0.21, p = 0.016) and carotid bifurcation (r = 0.21, p = 0.018) IMT. These associations abolished after adjusting for the confounders. The data suggest that apo(a) associate with carotid atherosclerosis independent of other risk factors for ischemic cardiovascular diseases.

The BMI and skeletal muscle mass as a risk factor of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se-Hwa Kim ◽  
Soo-Kyung Kim ◽  
Young-Ju Choi ◽  
Seok-Won Park ◽  
Eun-Jig Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Mass ◽  
Carotid Atherosclerosis

Association of Carotid Atherosclerosis and Arterial Stiffness with Obesity

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-99
Author(s):  
Byung Kyu Ahn ◽  
Sung Koo Kim ◽  
Young Joo Kwon ◽  
Min Su Hyon ◽  
Duk Won Bang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Carotid Atherosclerosis

Risk factors and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in rotating scheme conditions in the Arctic

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-91
Author(s):  
N. P. Shurkevich ◽  
A. S. Vetoshkin ◽  
L. I. Gapon ◽  
A. A. Simonyan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Carotid Atherosclerosis ◽  
The Arctic
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