ArticleJournal of diagnostic medical sonography : JDMS2018
Echogenicity of the carotid arterial wall in active smokers.
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- Brachial artery intima-media thickness and grayscale texture changes in patients with peripheral artery disease receiving supervised exercise training in the PROPEL randomized clinical trial.Vascular medicine (London, England) · 2019Trial
- Brachial Artery Echogenicity and Grayscale Texture Changes in HIV-Infected Individuals Receiving Low-Dose Methotrexate.Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2018Trial
- Association Between Cardiovascular Health and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Among Young Adults Using the American Heart Association's "Life's Essential 8" Metrics.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Determinants of Carotid Wall Echolucency in a Cohort of European High Cardiovascular Risk Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of IMPROVE Baseline Data.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Changes in carotid artery texture by ultrasound and elastin features in a murine model.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Protocol of Aerobic Exercise and Cognitive Health (REACH): A Pilot Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2020Article
- Changes in carotid artery structure with smoking cessation.Vascular medicine (London, England) · 2019Article
- Carotid Artery Echolucency, Texture Features, and Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events: The MESA Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2019Article
- Influence of Ultrasound System and Gain on Grayscale Median Values.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
This pilot study evaluated associations between carotid wall echogenicity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, and three markers of smoking heaviness in a cohort of active smokers. Common carotid artery (CCA) grayscale median (GSM) values were measured from sonographic images. Univariable correlations and exploratory multivariable models were used to determine associations between CCA GSM, CVD risk factors, and measures of smoking heaviness. CCA GSM was measured in 162 smokers and was correlated inversely with cigarettes smoked/day (r=-0.16, p=0.048), pack-years (r=-0.204, p=0.009), CVD risk factors such as age, male sex, waist circumference, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (all p≤0.03) and positively with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.001). Associations between CCA GSM and smoking heaviness markers were not statistically significant after adjustment for traditional risk factors. The results from this pilot study demonstrate the feasibility of measuring the GSM value of the CCA far wall and its association with measures of smoking heaviness and traditional CVD risk factors among current smokers.
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