Search: onr:"swepub:oai:DiVA.org:umu-93540" >
Vulnerable plaques ...
-
Ibrahimi, PranveraUmeå universitet,Kardiologi,Heart Centre
(author)
Vulnerable plaques in the contralateral carotid arteries in symptomatic patients : a detailed ultrasound analysis
- Article/chapterEnglish2014
Publisher, publication year, extent ...
-
Elsevier,2014
-
printrdacarrier
Numbers
-
LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:umu-93540
-
https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-93540URI
-
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.934DOI
Supplementary language notes
-
Language:English
-
Summary in:English
Part of subdatabase
Classification
-
Subject category:ref swepub-contenttype
-
Subject category:art swepub-publicationtype
Notes
-
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Carotid plaques may represent a generalized atherosclerotic syndrome or a localized disease. The aim of this study was to assess the morphological and textural features of carotid plaques located contralateral to the symptomatic side and compare them with the symptomatic side and with plaques from asymptomatic patients. METHODS: We studied 66 arteries in 39 patients (mean age 70 ± 7 year, 33% females). Arterial plaques were classified as either symptomatic (n = 30), contralateral to symptomatic (n = 25) or asymptomatic (n = 11). We compared several plaque features between these groups including the mean values of the grey scale median (GSM), entropy, juxtaluminal black area (JBA) without visible echogenic cap, GSM of the JBA and surface irregularity. RESULTS: The plaques contralateral to symptomatic arteries had similar morphological and textural features to those in the symptomatic arteries. In contrast, they had more vulnerable morphological and textural features than those in asymptomatic arteries: less smooth plaques (12% vs. 55%) and instead more often mildly irregular (60% vs 36%) or markedly irregular (28% vs. 9%; p = 0.03), lower GSM (26.2 ± 8 vs. 49.4 ± 14, p < 0.001) and lower GSM of the JBA (5.0 ± 3.6 vs. 11.4 ± 2.1, p = 0.008). The frequency of entropy and plaque calcification was similar in all groups. CONCLUSION: Symptomatic patients with carotid artery disease seem to have similar morphological and textural features of vulnerability in the symptomatic and the contralateral carotid arteries, which are profound compared with asymptomatic carotid arteries. These findings support the concept of generalized carotid atherosclerotic pathology rather than incidental unilateral disease, and also emphasize a need for aggressive measures for plaque stabilization, particularly in symptomatic patients.
Subject headings and genre
Added entries (persons, corporate bodies, meetings, titles ...)
-
Jashari, FisnikUmeå universitet,Kardiologi,Heart Centre(Swepub:umu)fija0001
(author)
-
Johansson, EliasUmeå universitet,Klinisk neurovetenskap,Medicin,Heart Centre(Swepub:umu)elsjon02
(author)
-
Grönlund, ChristerUmeå universitet,Radiofysik(Swepub:umu)chgr0009
(author)
-
Bajraktari, GaniUmeå universitet,Kardiologi,Heart Centre(Swepub:umu)gaba0006
(author)
-
Wester, PerUmeå universitet,Medicin,Heart Centre(Swepub:umu)pewe0002
(author)
-
Henein, Michael YUmeå universitet,Kardiologi(Swepub:umu)mihe0015
(author)
-
Umeå universitetKardiologi
(creator_code:org_t)
Related titles
-
In:Atherosclerosis: Elsevier235:2, s. 526-5310021-91501879-1484
Internet link
Find in a library
To the university's database