Carotid atherosclerosis as a risk factor for complex aortic lesions in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease
| Autor: | Yoshiomi Shimizu, Masayasu Matsumoto, Hidetaka Hougaku, Masako Narita, Masatsugu Hori, Kazuo Kitagawa, Tohru Masuyama, Yoji Nagai |
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Aortic arch
Carotid Artery Diseases Male medicine.medical_specialty Arteriosclerosis Ischemia Aortic Diseases Brain Ischemia Central nervous system disease Risk Factors medicine.artery Internal medicine medicine Humans cardiovascular diseases Risk factor Aorta Aged Aortic atherosclerosis Vascular disease business.industry Carotid ultrasonography General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Carotid Arteries cardiovascular system Cardiology Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tunica Intima Tunica Media Echocardiography Transesophageal |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Aortic arch atherosclerotic lesions can cause ischemic cerebrovascular disease (ICVD). The association between carotid and aortic atherosclerosis was examined, and it was investigated whether noninvasive carotid evaluation aids in the identification of aortic lesions as potential ICVD risk. The subjects comprised 147 patients with ICVD who had undergone carotid ultrasonography and transesophageal echocardiography. Carotid and aortic arch atherosclerosis was evaluated by measuring the maximum intima - media thickness (IMT), with aortic IMT of at least 4 mm, mobile plaques and/or ulcers defined as complex aortic lesions with potential ICVD risk. Carotid IMT was linearly associated with aortic IMT (r=0.53, p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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