Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of premature mortality,
mainly from cardiovascular causes. The association between CKD on hemodialysis and …

Continuing Medical Education Course for “Use of Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Subclinical
Vascular Disease and Evaluate Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Consensus Statement for …

The automated and accurate carotid plaque segmentation in B-mode ultrasound (US) is an
essential part of stroke risk stratification. Previous segmented methods used AtheroEdge™ …

Background: Although recent studies suggest that measuring coronary artery calcification
(CAC) may be superior to indirect atherosclerotic markers in predicting cardiac risk, there …

Despite major technological advances in ischemic stroke diagnostic techniques, our current
understanding of stroke mechanisms and etiology continues to remain unclear in a …

Introduction Prediction of cardiovascular events improves using imaging, ie coronary
calcium score and ultrasound assessment of carotid plaque. This study analysed the …

Background Carotid artery plaques are associated with coronary artery atherosclerotic
lesions. We evaluated various ultrasound definitions of carotid artery plaque as predictors of …

Background and Purpose—Carotid plaque and intima-media thickness (IMT) are recognized
as risk factors for ischemic stroke, but their predictive value has been debated and varies …

Atherosclerotic plaque detection by carotid ultrasound provides cardiovascular disease risk
stratification. The advantages and disadvantages of two-dimensional (2D) and three …

A widely adopted surrogate for predicting rates of cardiovascular events involves measure of
carotid intimal-medial thickness (CIMT) by B mode ultrasound, a technique available since …