Background The association of the tissue characteristics of carotid plaques with coronary
artery disease has attracted interest. The present study compared the tissue characteristics …

Objectives To examine the repeatability of quantitative time‐intensity curve analysis of
neovascularization within carotid plaques with contrast‐enhanced ultrasonography (US) …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine whether echolucent carotid plaques
predict future coronary events in patients with clinically stable coronary artery disease …

Background Carotid arterial ultrasound examination may be helpful for screening
populations at high risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), so the present study was …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether combined ultrasound assessment of plaque
size and echolucency in the carotid artery had an additive effect for predicting coronary …

Objectives: We investigated the relationship between ultrasonographic features of the
carotid artery and the angiographic features of coronary plaques in acute coronary …

Atherosclerosis is the underlying cause of most myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic
strokes. B-mode ultrasound of carotid arteries provides measures of intima-media thickness …

Intima-media thickness (IMT) is commonly used as a surrogate marker for coronary artery
disease (CAD). However, use of this parameter is a problem because (1) it assumes uniform …

Methods A total of 207 patients (149 males, 58 females) undergoing coronary angiography
were definitely diagnosed with coronary heart disease. They were divided into 3 groups of …

BACKGROUND: Carotid artery plaque is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Besides the presence of plaque, plaque characteristics is also related to the severity of CAD …