Subclinical atherosclerosis: what it is, what it means and what we can do about it

PP Toth - International journal of clinical practice, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Study, the prevalence of subclinical atherosclerotic disease was 36% in women and 38.7%
in men and increased with age (23). In a later study, … CT and/or carotid ultrasound in discrete …

Ultrasound-detected carotid plaque as a screening tool for advanced subclinical atherosclerosis

RA Wyman, MC Fraizer, JG Keevil, KL Busse… - American Heart …, 2005 - Elsevier
… In this study, plaque was the strongest predictor of advanced subclinical atherosclerosis. …
not evaluated in this study also predict advanced atherosclerosis. Furthermore, advanced …

Screening asymptomatic subjects for subclinical atherosclerosis: can we, does it matter, and should we?

PK Shah - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2010 - jacc.org
… same study, of the 68 subjects with subclinical atherosclerosis … B-mode ultrasound imaging
of carotid arteries provides yet … of subclinical atherosclerosis or pre-atherosclerosis as …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid screening for subclinical atherosclerosis by carotid ultrasound examination: the HAPPY (Heart Attack Prevention Program for You) substudy

S Singh, A Nagra, P Maheshwari, R Panwar, H Hecht… - Global Heart, 2013 - Elsevier
… Next, right carotid IMT was measured from a single scan angle, which … ultrasound system
employed in the current study incorporates a sensor in the transducer that tracks the scanning

Assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis using contrast-enhanced ultrasound

SC Van Den Oord, GL Ten Kate, Z Akkus… - … Imaging, 2013 - academic.oup.com
… The sensitivity of standard carotid ultrasound and colour … of subclinical atherosclerotic
plaques is suboptimal. The aim of this study is to assess whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (…

Imaging subclinical atherosclerosis: is it ready for prime time? A review

L Fernández-Friera, B Ibáñez, V Fuster - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2014 - Springer
… Vascular ultrasound, CT, MRI, and molecular and hybrid imaging have great potential to …
of consensus on the usefulness of imaging for subclinical atherosclerosis, the most recent ACC/…

Carotid ultrasound identifies high risk subclinical atherosclerosis in adults with low framingham risk scores

MF Eleid, SJ Lester, TL Wiedenbeck, SD Patel… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - Elsevier
… our study suggest that in most cases, aspirin, lipid-lowering therapy, or both are initiated for
the first time upon the detection of high-risk subclinical atherosclerosis by carotid ultrasound

Subclinical atherosclerosis burden by 3D ultrasound in mid-life: the PESA study

B Lopez-Melgar, L Fernandez-Friera, B Oliva… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
… Overall, our findings support multiterritorial imaging for comprehensive evaluation of
subclinical atherosclerosis and the combined effect of CVRFs in early atheroma formation. …

Short-term progression of multiterritorial subclinical atherosclerosis

B López-Melgar, L Fernández-Friera, B Oliva… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
imaging modalities (2D and 3D vascular ultrasound [3DVUS], and CACS) to study the
progression of subclinical atherosclerosis … of Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis) study cohort. We …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective study of subclinical atherosclerosis as a risk factor for venous thromboembolism

LM Reich, AR Folsom, NS Key, LL Boland… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2006 - Elsevier
… Detailed descriptions of the ultrasound scanning and reading techniques are described
in ARIC Manual No. 6 [23]. The mean IMT values at the six carotid sites were combined to …