Biochemical and clinical correlation of intraplaque neovascularization using contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the carotid artery

HS Kim, JS Woo, BY Kim, HH Jang, SJ Hwang… - Atherosclerosis, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Several biomarkers reflecting inflammatory or proteolytic activity have been known
to represent plaque vulnerability. Moreover, a recent study confirmed that contrast-enhanced …

Is the carotid intima-media thickness really a good surrogate marker of atherosclerosis?

LTT Tran, H Park, H Kim - Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Aim: Intima-media thickness (IMT) is considered a surrogate measurement of
atherosclerosis but this is still under debate. Methods: To evaluate the relationship between …

Prognostic relevance of subclinical coronary and carotid atherosclerosis in a diabetic and nondiabetic asymptomatic population

AI Guaricci, V Lorenzoni, M Guglielmo… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background We sought to evaluate the incremental prognostic benefit of carotid artery
disease and subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) features in addition to clinical …

Effects of Ile164 Polymorphism of Beta2-Adrenergic Receptor Gene on Coronary Artery Disease

F Piscione, G Iaccarino, G Galasso, E Cipolletta… - Journal of the American …, 2008 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between beta2-adrenergic receptor
(B2AR) Ile164 polymorphism and coronary artery disease (CAD). Background: B2ARs are …

High-resolution radial artery intima-media thickness and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with suspected coronary artery disease–comparison with common …

C Eklund, P Friberg, LM Gan - Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The radial artery wall structure can be measured with non-invasive very high-
resolution ultrasound with great feasibility and high accuracy. In the present study, we aim to …

The role of ankle brachial index and carotid intima-media thickness in vascular risk stratification

K Tziomalos, VG Athyros, A Karagiannis… - Current Opinion in …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
ABI and cIMT are well studied markers of atherosclerotic burden. Considerable evidence
shows that they both are independently associated with increased vascular morbidity and …

Ex vivo porcine arterial and chorioallantoic membrane acoustic angiography using dual-frequency intravascular ultrasound probes

KH Martin, BD Lindsey, J Ma, TC Nichols… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2016 - Elsevier
The presence of blood vessels within a developing atherosclerotic plaque has been found to
be correlated with increased plaque vulnerability and ensuing cardiac events, however …

The relation between the color M‐mode propagation velocity of the descending aorta and coronary and carotid atherosclerosis and flow‐mediated dilatation

Y Gunes, M Tuncer, U Guntekin, Y Ceylan… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background: To improve clinical outcomes, noninvasive imaging modalities have been
proposed to measure and monitor atherosclerosis. Common carotid intima‐media thickness …

[HTML][HTML] Discovering Inflammation in Atherosclerosis: Insights from Pathogenic Pathways to Clinical Practice

C Madaudo, G Coppola, ALM Parlati… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This comprehensive review explores the various scenarios of atherosclerosis, a systemic
and chronic arterial disease that underlies most cardiovascular disorders. Starting from an …

[HTML][HTML] Carotid artery disease in the era of biomarkers: a pilot study

E Dinoto, D Mirabella, F Ferlito, G Tortomasi… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The intima-media thickness (IMT) and its irregularities or ulcerations in the common carotid
artery (CCA) are useful tools as sentinel biomarkers for the integrity of the cardiovascular …