ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature2015
Carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque represent different adaptive responses to traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Comparison of Carotid Ultrasound Indices and the Triglyceride Glucose Index in Hypertensive and Normotensive Community-Dwelling Individuals: A Case Control Study for Evaluating Atherosclerosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2018Article
- The effects of the elastin polymorphisms on carotid intima-media thickness in women aged 30 - 70.Journal of exercise nutrition & biochemistry · 2018Article
- Glycated hemoglobin correlates with arterial stiffness and endothelial dysfunction in patients with resistant hypertension and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2018Article
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Abstract
aimTo assess the effects of each traditional cardiovascular risk factor (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and smoking), including the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD), on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and to assess the degree of carotid plaque occurrence.
methodsA total of 553 outpatients (216 men and 337 women; mean age 67.06 ± 12.44 years) who underwent a carotid artery ultrasound were screened for carotid plaque and CIMT measurements.
resultsThe CIMT medians were higher in males (
conclusionsHypertension is the strongest cardiovascular risk factor that increases CIMT, followed by age and male sex. Age and dyslipidemia increase the probability of carotid plaque. Increased CIMT and plaque could be present in the same patient caused by different risk factors and with independent effects on the artery wall and different clinical prognoses.
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