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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2018

Negative Carotid Artery Remodeling in Early Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Increased Carotid Plaque Vulnerability in Obesity as Assessed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Esben Laugesen, Pernille Høyem, Samuel Thrysoe, Esben Søvsø Szocska Hansen, Anders F Stegmann Mikkelsen, William S Kerwin, Per L Poulsen, Troels K Hansen, W Yong Kim

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Relationship Between Carotid Artery Remodeling Characteristics and Early Carotid Atherosclerosis: An Ultrasonographic Multicenter Study.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025
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  3. Is Obesity a Risk Factor for Carotid Atherosclerotic Disease?-Opportunistic Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Esben Laugesen1 Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
Pernille Høyem1 Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
Samuel Thrysoe2 The MR Research Centre and Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
Esben Søvsø Szocska Hansen2 The MR Research Centre and Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
Anders F Stegmann Mikkelsen2 The MR Research Centre and Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
William S Kerwin5 University of Washington Seattle WA.
Per L Poulsen1 Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
Troels K Hansen1 Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
W Yong Kim2 The MR Research Centre and Department of Clinical Medicine Aarhus University Hospital Aarhus Denmark.
Aarhus University Hospital · DKCentral Denmark Region · DKUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Ischemic stroke from carotid plaque embolism remains a major cause of morbidity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM ). However, the effect of early T2 DM and obesity on carotid remodeling and plaque burden remains elusive. We assessed carotid remodeling and plaque composition by carotid magnetic resonance imaging in patients with short-duration T2 DM compared with a sex- and age-matched control group. Methods and Results One hundred patients with T2 DM (duration <5 years) and 100 sex- and age-matched controls underwent bilateral carotid artery magnetic resonance imaging in a 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging scanner. Plaque burden was quantified by normalized wall index, maximum wall thickness, maximum wall area, and minimum lumen size. Plaque morphology was quantified by calcified plaque volume, necrotic core volume, and loose matrix volume. Magnetic resonance imaging data were available for 149 and 177 carotid arteries from T2 DM patients and controls, respectively. Adjusted for age and sex, T2 DM was associated with increased plaque burden indicated by a higher normalized wall index (ratio 1.03 [95% confidence interval, 1.002; 1.06], P=0.03), and negative remodeling indicated by a lower minimum lumen area (ratio 0.81 [0.74; 0.89], P<0.001), and lower maximum wall area (ratio 0.94 [0.88; 1.00], P=0.048) compared with controls. In both T2 DM and controls, body mass index ≥30.0 kg/m

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Vascular RemodelingAgedCarotid ArteriesCarotid StenosisCase-Control StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedObesityPlaque, AtheroscleroticVascular Calcificationatherosclerosiscarotid magnetic resonance imagingplaque modificationremodeling

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PMID30369319
PMCPMC6201412
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