Semiautomated carotid artery plaque composition: are intraplaque CT imaging features associated with cardiovascular risk factors?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Benson ◽  
Giuseppe Lanzino ◽  
Valentina Nardi ◽  
Luis Savastano ◽  
Amir Lerman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Ct Imaging ◽  
Imaging Features ◽  
Plaque Composition ◽  
Carotid Artery Plaque

The Carotid Artery Plaque Size and Echogenicity are Related to Different Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Elderly

Lipids ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessika Andersson ◽  
Johan Sundström ◽  
Lisa Kurland ◽  
Thomas Gustavsson ◽  
Johannes Hulthe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Plaque Size ◽  
Carotid Artery Plaque

Association of plaque echostructure and cardiovascular risk factors with symptomatic carotid artery disease

VASA ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giannoukas ◽  
Sfyroeras ◽  
Griffin ◽  
Saleptsis ◽  
Antoniou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Carotid Plaque ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Symptomatic Disease ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Ica Stenosis

Background: Severity of stenosis remains the main factor for assessing risk of stroke in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) disease. This study was conducted to investigate the association of plaque echostructure and other established and emerging cardiovascular risk factors with symptomatic ICA disease. Design: Cross-sectional study of consecutive patients with significant (> 50 %) ICA stenosis. Patients and methods: Carotid plaque echostructure, smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, serum lipoprotein (a), homocysteine, vitamin B12, folate, cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein ratio, triglycerides, C-reactive protein, and the Framingham risk score were assessed in 124 consecutive patients (70 asymptomatic; 54 symptomatic) with significant (> 50 %) ICA stenosis. Results: The asymptomatic and symptomatic groups did not differ in terms of gender distribution (p = 0.76) and severity of stenosis (p = 0.62). Echolucent plaques (type 1 and 2) were more predominant in patients with symptomatic disease (p = 0.004, OR = 2.13, 95 % CI = 1.26-3.6). Patients with plaques type 1 were relatively younger than those with type 4 (p = 0.02). None of the other factors assessed had any significant association with symptomatic disease and any type of carotid plaque. Conclusions: Besides the severity of carotid stenosis, the presence of an echolucent plaque appears as an important factor associated with symptomatic ICA disease. Also, young patients are more likely to have an echolucent plaque suggesting an age-related association with plaque maturation.

The Effects of an Intensive Lifestyle Modification Program on Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness: A Randomized Trial

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 510-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven G. Aldana ◽  
Roger Greenlaw ◽  
Audrey Salberg ◽  
Ray M. Merrill ◽  
Ron Hager ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Media Thickness ◽  
Number Of Patients

Purpose. This study evaluated the effect of the Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease on cardiovascular disease as measured by the intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and compared this effect to outcomes from patients participating in traditional cardiac rehabilitation. Design. Randomized clinical trial. Setting. SwedishAmerican Health System. Subjects. Ninety three patients with clinically confirmed coronary artery disease were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 46) or traditional cardiac rehabilitation (n = 47). Intervention. Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease. Measures. Ultrasound of the carotid artery and other cardiovascular risk factors were measured at baseline, 6, and 12 months. Analysis. Intent-to-treat analysis. Results. There was no significant reduction in the carotid intima-media thickness of the carotid artery in the Ornish group or the cardiac rehabilitation group. Ornish Program participants had significantly improved dietary habits (p < .001), weight (p < .001), and body mass index (p < .001) as compared with the rehabilitation group. The decrease in the number of patients with angina from baseline to 12 months was 44% in Ornish and 12% in cardiac rehabilitation. Conclusions. The Ornish Program appears to causes improvements in cardiovascular risk factors but does not appear to change the atherosclerotic process as it affects the carotid artery.

scholarly journals Carotid artery ultrasound texture, cardiovascular risk factors, and subclinical arterial disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

2018 ◽  
pp. 20170637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol C Mitchell ◽  
Claudia E Korcarz ◽  
Matthew C Tattersall ◽  
Adam D Gepner ◽  
Rebekah L Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Arterial Disease ◽  
Ethnic Study

scholarly journals CT imaging features of carotid artery plaque vulnerability

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (19) ◽  
pp. 1261-1261
Author(s):  
Alessandro Murgia ◽  
Marco Erta ◽  
Jasjit S. Suri ◽  
Ajay Gupta ◽  
Max Wintermark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Ct Imaging ◽  
Imaging Features ◽  
Plaque Vulnerability ◽  
Carotid Artery Plaque
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