Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque in cardiovascular risk assessment

TZ Naqvi, MS Lee - JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2014 - jacc.org
Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been shown to predict cardiovascular (CV) risk in
multiple large studies. Careful evaluation of CIMT studies reveals discrepancies in the …

Carotid plaque, compared with carotid intima-media thickness, more accurately predicts coronary artery disease events: a meta-analysis

Y Inaba, JA Chen, SR Bergmann - Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We conducted the meta-analysis to compare the diagnostic accuracies of
carotid plaque and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measured by B-mode …

Long Noncoding RNA MIAT Controls Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation and Plaque Destabilization

F Fasolo, H Jin, G Winski, E Chernogubova, J Pauli… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are important regulators of biological
processes involved in vascular tissue homeostasis and disease development. The present …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary necrosis: the natural outcome of the complete apoptotic program

MT Silva - FEBS letters, 2010 - Elsevier
The predominant definition of apoptosis considers that the elimination of the apoptosing cell
is by heterolytic degradation following phagocytosis by an assisting scavenger …

Carotid plaque area and intima-media thickness in prediction of first-ever ischemic stroke: a 10-year follow-up of 6584 men and women: the Tromsø Study

EB Mathiesen, SH Johnsen, T Wilsgaard, KH Bønaa… - stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
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 …

Recommendations for the assessment of carotid arterial plaque by ultrasound for the characterization of atherosclerosis and evaluation of cardiovascular risk: from the …

AM Johri, V Nambi, TZ Naqvi, SB Feinstein… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Atherosclerotic plaque detection by carotid ultrasound provides cardiovascular disease risk
stratification. The advantages and disadvantages of two-dimensional (2D) and three …

The value of carotid intima-media thickness for predicting cardiovascular risk

A Simon, JL Megnien, G Chironi - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
We reviewed prospective epidemiological data in the general population, mostly middle-
aged to older persons, to determine the association of carotid intima-media thickness …

Resolvin E1 (RvE1) attenuates atherosclerotic plaque formation in diet and inflammation-induced atherogenesis

H Hasturk, R Abdallah, A Kantarci… - … , and vascular biology, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Epidemiological and recent clinical studies implicate periodontitis as an
independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Previously, we demonstrated that rabbits …

Risk factors for progression of carotid intima-media thickness and total plaque area: a 13-year follow-up study: the Tromsø Study

M Herder, SH Johnsen, KA Arntzen, EB Mathiesen - Stroke, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose Data on risk factors for progression of intima-media thickness
(IMT) and plaque are scarce. The objective was to determine long-term risk factors for total …

Progression of carotid plaque volume predicts cardiovascular events

T Wannarong, G Parraga, D Buchanan, A Fenster… - Stroke, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Carotid ultrasound evaluation of intima-media thickness (IMT)
and plaque burden has been used for risk stratification and for evaluation of …