To investigate the association of gender, ethnicity, and several cardiovascular risk factors
with carotid artery plaque and plaque with acoustic shadowing in a population‐based …

In a cross-sectional study of 8695 men and women free of clinical CVD, aged 45–64 years at
the 1987–1989 baseline Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study exam, we …

The relationship between carotid artery lesions (CALs), with and without acoustic shadowing
(AS) as an index of arterial mineralization, and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) was …

There is little information on the distribution of atherosclerotic lesions of the extracranial
carotid artery wall in free-living populations. The purpose of the present study was to …

Background and Purpose—We examined the relationship of carotid artery lesions (CALs),
with and without acoustic shadowing (AS), to incident ischemic stroke events in the …

Background and Purpose—There is scant population-based evidence regarding
extracranial carotid plaque surface irregularity and ischemic stroke. Using a prospective …

Background: Although the echolucent plaque in carotid stenosis is associated with future
ischemic stroke, the predictive value of echogenicity in small and medium size carotid …

Background: The presence of echolucent artery plaques is associated with increased risk of
cardiovascular events as compared to echogenic plaques. Whether inflammatory markers …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies evaluating the association between carotid
plaque composition and occurrence of ischemic cerebrovascular disease reveal …

Objective To determine the relative effect of carotid plaque heterogeneity and echogenicity
as measured by computer on the incidence of ipsilateral cerebral infarction and symptoms of …