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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"carotid plaques"”.
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Ultrasound features of human carotid plaques
Atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries are common in a middle-aged population. When a carotid plaque ruptures it may result in a cerebrovascular event. However, only a minor part of carotid plaques will eventually rupture. Finding those plaques is essential to decide the most appropriate …
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SARCOPENIA, LIVER AND CARDIOVASCULAR ALTERATIONS IN A MULTICENTRIC COHORT OF PATIENTS WITH MASLD: EVALUATION OF CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND GENETIC PREDISPOSITION
… and highest). CV damage was evaluated using carotid doppler US, with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) ≥ 0.9 mm or carotid plaques indicating CV damage. In 502 patients, epicardial fat thickness (EFT) was measured via echocardiography, and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) via …
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Classification of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability by mechano-radiomics
… magnetic resonance (MR) images can help evaluate carotid plaque vulnerability better than conventional MR methods. Hemodynamic forces have long been associated with the destabilization of developed plaques near regions of complex blood flow e.g., the carotid bifurcation, which results in high wall …
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Atherosclerosis
… of ischaemic strokes resulting from underlying carotid atherosclerotic disease. The clinical management of carotid artery disease relies primarily on the evaluation of the severity of carotid artery luminal stenosis. However, there is growing evidence that morphological and functional …
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ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IN THALASSEMIA
… analysis, T2* MRI for iron overload, and carotid Doppler ultrasounds for plaque detection and intima-media thickness. Inflammatory and endothelial markers were assessed in a subgroup. Results We enrolled 235 patients (153 TDT, 82 NTDT). ASCVD prevalence was 15% in TDT and 20% in NTDT, …
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Imaging atherosclerotic plaque inflammation with [18F]- fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
… the pathogenesis and outcome of atherosclerosis. Plaques containing numerous inflammatory cells, particularly macrophages, have a high risk of rupture, whereas those with fewer inflammatory cells are at lower risk. The current ‘gold standard’ technique for imaging atherosclerosis is x-ray contrast …
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Carotid Atherosclerosis: Why Some Patients are Symptomatic and Others Not?
… and mortality in the United States. OVD of the carotid arteries results in stroke or transient ischemic attacks. A significant number of strokes are caused by carotid artery atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis, commonly referred to as "hardening of the arteries," is a disease where there is build …
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Expression profiling of human macrophages and atherosclerotic plaques to identify genes and mechanisms that modulate the development of atherosclerosis
… expression in macrophages or in atherosclerotic plaques, or are differently expressed in macrophages from subjects with atherosclerosis compared with macrophages from control subjects may affect atherogenesis. By comparing DNA microarray expression profiles of macrophages and atherosclerotic …