Purpose To retrospectively investigate the possible association between carotid artery
calcification score (CS) and cognitive impairment in carotid artery stenosis (CAS) patients …

Introduction Cognitive impairment and dementia represent an emerging health problem.
Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors contribute to cognitive impairment. Aim To investigate the …

Background: Together with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), large vessel
atherosclerosis is considered to be an equally important risk factor in the progression of …

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to quantitatively evaluate calcified
atherosclerotic burden in the cervical carotid arteries using MDCT to determine the …

Background Carotid plaques with a high degree of calcification are usually considered at
low embolic risk. However, since a precise evaluation of the extent of calcification is not …

Background The precise mechanism of carotid calcification formation and its clinical
significance including the difference in outcomes compared with coronary artery have not …

Introduction In the current paper, the “carotid artery calcium score” method is presented with
the target to offer a metric method to quantify the amount of calcification in the carotid artery …

OBJECTIVE: We undertook this study to quantitate differences in the degree of calcification
between symptomatic and asymptomatic plaques removed at carotid endarterectomy (CEA) …

Background To determine the predictive value of carotid plaque characteristics for the
improvement of cognition in patients with moderate-to-severe carotid stenosis after carotid …

The effect of intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) calcification on cognitive impairment is
uncertain. Our objective was to investigate whether intracranial ICA calcification is a …