Infectious Burden and Carotid Plaque Thickness

Infectious Burden and Carotid Plaque Thickness

Background and Purpose—The overall burden of prior infections may contribute to atherosclerosis and stroke risk. We hypothesized that serological evidence of common infections would be associated with carotid plaque thickness in a multiethnic cohort. Methods—Antibody titers to 5 common infectious microorganisms (ie, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, cytomegalovirus, and herpesvirus 1 a...

Infectious burden and carotid plaque thickness: the northern Manhattan study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The overall burden of prior infections may contribute to atherosclerosis and stroke risk. We hypothesized that serological evidence of common infections would be associated with carotid plaque thickness in a multiethnic cohort. METHODS Antibody titers to 5 common infectious microorganisms (ie, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Helicobacter pylori, cytomegalovirus, and herpesvirus 1...

Ultrasonographic measure of carotid plaque burden.

a relatively high cumulative event rate at follow-up in multidetector computed tomography coronary angiographic (MDCT-CA) obstructive coronary artery disease compared with other studies, which may be due to characteristics of patients who had chest pain and positive stress tests in 43% and 29% of cases, respectively. However, the CONFIRM registry demonstrated that MDCT-CA has the best prognosti...

Predictors of Carotid Thickness and Plaque Progression During a Decade

Carotid intima-media thickness and plaque in cardiovascular risk assessment.

Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been shown to predict cardiovascular (CV) risk in multiple large studies. Careful evaluation of CIMT studies reveals discrepancies in the comprehensiveness with which CIMT is assessed-the number of carotid segments evaluated (common carotid artery [CCA], internal carotid artery [ICA], or the carotid bulb), the type of measurements made (mean or maximum ...