Role of coronary artery calcium score of zero and other negative risk markers for cardiovascular disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

MJ Blaha, M Cainzos-Achirica, P Greenland… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Limited attention has been paid to negative cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk
markers despite their potential to improve medical decision making. We compared 13 …

Assessment of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic People In Vivo: Measurements Suitable for Biomarker and Mendelian Randomization Studies

PK Garg, HS Bhatia, TS Allen, T Grainger… - … and Vascular Biology, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: One strategy to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease is the early
detection and treatment of atherosclerosis. This has led to significant interest in studies of …

Circulating adiponectin and carotid intima-media thickness: A systematic review and meta-analysis

K Gasbarrino, J Gorgui, B Nauche, R Côté… - Metabolism, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Adiponectin (APN) is an adipokine with insulin-sensitizing, anti-inflammatory,
and vasculoprotective properties. Hypoadiponectinemia has been linked with disease …

[HTML][HTML] Carotid plaque-thickness and common carotid IMT show additive value in cardiovascular risk prediction and reclassification

M Amato, F Veglia, U de Faire, P Giral, R Rauramaa… - Atherosclerosis, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and aims Carotid plaque size and the mean common carotid intima-media
thickness measured in plaque-free areas (PF CC-IMT mean) have been identified as …

Inflammatory markers and extent and progression of early atherosclerosis: Meta-analysis of individual-participant-data from 20 prospective studies of the PROG-IMT …

P Willeit, SG Thompson, S Agewall… - European journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Large-scale epidemiological evidence on the role of inflammation in early
atherosclerosis, assessed by carotid ultrasound, is lacking. We aimed to quantify cross …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of explainable machine-learning models for carotid atherosclerosis early screening

K Yun, T He, S Zhen, M Quan, X Yang, D Man… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Background Carotid atherosclerosis (CAS), an important factor in the development of stroke,
is a major public health concern. The aim of this study was to establish and validate machine …

Carotid artery plaques, carotid intima–media thickness, and risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause death in older adults: A 5-year prospective, community-based …

Y Zhang, X Fang, Y Hua, Z Tang, S Guan, X Wu… - …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
We assessed the effect of asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) on the development
of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in a community-based population aged≥ 55 years in …

Carotid plaque characterization, stenosis, and intima-media thickness according to age and gender in a large registry cohort

NM Boulos, JM Gardin, S Malik, J Postley… - The American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a well-established predictor of cardiovascular
disease events. Not well described, however, is the prevalence of plaque and stenosis …

Imaging-guided evaluation of subclinical atherosclerosis to enhance cardiovascular risk prediction in asymptomatic low-to-intermediate risk individuals: A systematic …

REA Aparicio, J Ball, S Yiallourou, P Venkataraman… - Preventive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), plaque quantification and coronary artery calcium
(CAC) scoring have been suggested to improve risk prediction of cardiovascular disease …

Carotid intima-media thickness as a cardiovascular risk factor and imaging pathway of atherosclerosis

OA Centurión - Critical pathways in cardiology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Assessment of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has emerged as a simple and
noninvasive technique for measuring atherosclerotic burden. Although serum biomarkers …