Carotid disease. Clinical and morphological insights PDF

Symptomatic Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease. Correlations Between Plaque Composition and Ipsilateral Stroke Risk. the clinical utility of carotid plaque imaging is Our results could therefore also suggest that there will be limited clinical utility in imaging asymptomatic plaque morphological features in an attempt to risk-stratify

5 Sep 2017 ... We prospectively screened 235 consecutive patients with carotid stenosis <70%. ... characteristics, in addition to traditional cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs), might provide further insight on the propensity to subclinical brain damage. ... ( CEUS) allow fast and reproducible evaluation of plaque size and morphology, alongside with functional parameters. ... Clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters and treatments at time of enrolment are summarized in Table 1. In order to make medical decisions regarding revascularisation for patients with carotid disease, we use clinical trial data that ... Differences in plaque morphology and composition may help explain why women benefit less from carotid ...

12/02/2011 · Cerebrovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditure in the United States. Approximately 80% of strokes are ischemic in origin, with 20% to 25% due to atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery. It is well established that untreated, symptomatic carotid stenosis confers a 25% risk of stroke within 2 years, and that asymptomatic carotid Carotid Artery Disease Clinical Trials. A listing of Carotid Artery Disease medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a …

In one study of 2000 asymptomatic patients screened by duplex ultrasonography, significant carotid stenosis was found in 32.8% of patients with peripheral vascular disease, 6.8% of patients with coronary artery disease, and 5.9% of patients with significant risk factors. 9 Perhaps the most frequent reason for suspecting a carotid stenosis is a cervical bruit in a high-risk patient. Complex clinical disease Myocardial infarction identified,33 and these give useful insights into pathophysiological processes, risk-free examination of the carotid arteries. It provides morphological information about both the lumen and the arterial wall (figure 2).

Carotid Plaque Burden as a Measure of Subclinical Atherosclerosis artery calcium score (CACS) in people without known cardiovascular disease. BACKGROUND The clinical utility of risk factors to predict cardiovascular events is limited. Detection of carotid arteries to identify lesions located in the