The predictive value of carotid ultrasonography with cardiovascular risk factors—A “SPIDER” promoting atherosclerosis

H Li, X Xu, B Luo, Y Zhang - Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Insufficient recommendations do not support the clinical use of carotid ultrasonography for
further risk stratification in moderate-to-high risk patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Usefulness of carotid ultrasound screening in primary cardiovascular prevention: A systematic review

SA Sebastian, EL Co, A Tidd-Johnson… - Current Problems in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, and its prevention is more cost-effective than the treatment of its complications …

Combined effects of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus on the presence and severity of carotid atherosclerosis in community-dwelling elders: a …

SX Lu, TW Wu, CL Chou, CF Cheng… - Journal of the Chinese …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus (DM) are common
cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidities and well-known major determinants of …

Novel Biomarkers and Imaging Indices for the “Vulnerable Patient” with Carotid Stenosis: A Single-Center Study

N Kadoglou, KG Moulakakis, G Mantas, A Spathis… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: We investigated the relationship of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), cardio-
ankle vascular index (CAVI), and Gray-Scale Median (GSM) score with the severity and …

Carotid atherosclerosis predicts blood pressure control in patients with hypertension: the Campania Salute Network Registry

C Mancusi, MV Manzi, G de Simone… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The 2018 European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Hypertension
arterial hypertension guidelines do not recommend routine carotid ultrasound as a tool to …

Common Carotid Artery Stenosis Degree as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease in a General Population: The Suita Study

M Teramoto, Y Kokubo, A Arafa… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The utility of screening for the degree of common carotid artery (CCA) stenosis
as a predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a general population remains unclear …

Association between remnant cholesterol and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis among Chinese general population in health examination

N Zeng, Y Li, Y Wang - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Remnant cholesterol (RC) was associated with carotid atherosclerosis in patients
with clinical settings. But the value of RC as a risk management indicator for subclinical …

Comparing ultrasonographically assessed carotid and abdominal aorta plaques in cardiovascular disease risk estimation

K Parkkila, YA Kesäniemi, O Ukkola - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023 - Springer
Background Individual risk estimation is an essential part of cardiovascular (CV) disease
prevention. Several imaging parameters have been studied for this purpose. Based on …

Is stiffness parameter β useful for the evaluation of atherosclerosis?~ its clinical implications, limitations, and future perspectives~

T Morioka, K Mori, M Emoto - Journal of Atherosclerosis and …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Atherosclerosis comprises two components, atherosis and sclerosis, characterized by
morphological wall thickening and functional stiffening, respectively, of the arterial wall. In …

Chronic kidney disease and atherosclerosis: an important implication of carotid intima-media thickness

T Ohtake, S Kobayashi - Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
1) Nezu T, Hosomi N: Usefulness of carotid ultrasonography for risk stratification of cerebral
and cardiovascular disease. J Atheroscler Thromb, 2020; 27: 1023-1035 2) Preston E, Ellis …