Meta-analysis and systematic review of the predictive value of carotid plaque hemorrhage on cerebrovascular events by magnetic resonance imaging

T Saam, H Hetterich, V Hoffmann, C Yuan… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine
precise estimates of the predictive value of carotid intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) as …

Histopathologic characteristics of atherosclerotic coronary disease and implications of the findings for the invasive and noninvasive detection of vulnerable plaques

J Narula, M Nakano, R Virmani, FD Kolodgie… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives: The goal of this study was to identify histomorphologic characteristics of
atherosclerotic plaques and to determine the amenability of some of these components to be …

Coronary and carotid atherosclerosis: how useful is the imaging?

P Ibrahimi, F Jashari, R Nicoll, G Bajraktari, P Wester… - Atherosclerosis, 2013 - Elsevier
The recent advancement of imaging modalities has made possible visualization of
atherosclerosis disease in all phases of its development. Markers of subclinical …

Carotid plaque hemorrhage on magnetic resonance imaging strongly predicts recurrent ischemia and stroke

AA Hosseini, N Kandiyil, STS MacSweeney… - Annals of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective There is a recognized need to improve selection of patients with carotid artery
stenosis for carotid endarterectomy (CEA). We assessed the value of magnetic resonance …

Simultaneous noncontrast angiography and intraplaque hemorrhage (SNAP) imaging for carotid atherosclerotic disease evaluation

J Wang, P Börnert, H Zhao, DS Hippe… - Magnetic resonance …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A simultaneous noncontrast angiography and intraplaque hemorrhage (SNAP) MR imaging
technique is proposed to detect both luminal stenosis and hemorrhage in atherosclerosis …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lipid core carotid artery plaques in the elderly: the Rotterdam Study

L Lahousse, QJA van den Bouwhuijsen… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an independent risk factor for
ischemic stroke and the risk increases with severity of airflow limitation. Even though …

[HTML][HTML] In-vivo quantitative T2 mapping of carotid arteries in atherosclerotic patients: segmentation and T2 measurement of plaque components

L Biasiolli, AC Lindsay, JT Chai, RP Choudhury… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Atherosclerotic plaques in carotid arteries can be characterized in-vivo by
multicontrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), which has been thoroughly …

Subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: short-term natural history of lipid-rich necrotic core—a multicenter study with MR imaging

J Sun, N Balu, DS Hippe, Y Xue, L Dong, X Zhao, F Li… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To use magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to examine the short-term (6 months)
natural history of the lipid-rich necrotic core (LRNC) in carotid artery plaques by examining …

CTA for screening of complicated atherosclerotic carotid plaque—American Heart Association type VI lesions as defined by MRI

M Trelles, KM Eberhardt, M Buchholz… - American Journal …, 2013 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: High-resolution carotid MR imaging can accurately
identify complicated American Heart Association lesion type VI plaques, which are …

Adventitial perfusion and intraplaque hemorrhage: a dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI study in the carotid artery

J Sun, Y Song, H Chen, WS Kerwin, DS Hippe, L Dong… - Stroke, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Autopsy studies have suggested a relationship between
intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) and vasa vasorum, which arise primarily from the adventitia …