Carotid Doppler ultrasonography is a popular tool for evaluating atherosclerosis of the carotid artery. Its two-dimensional gray scale can be used for measuring the intima-media thickness, which is very good biomarker for atherosclerosis and can aid in plaque characterization. The plaque morphology is related to the risk of stroke. The ulceration of plaque is also known as one of the strong pre...

The blood flow may be diverted from the external to the internal carotid artery via the carotid bulb in the absence of flow in the common carotid artery. We aimed to investigate the prevalence, hemodynamics, and clinical features of this condition. Reviewing the records of color duplex ultrasonographic examinations, we found carotid steal in 12 carotid arteries of 10 patients. In three patients...

background: the presence of significant carotid stenosis in coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) patients increases the risk of either transient ischemic attack or stroke. however, there is a dearth of data on the risk for patients with unilateral total occlusion of the carotid artery. we herein report our results of cardiac surgery in patients with unilateral total occlusion of the carotid a...

Background. Although much has been written in recent years about the relation between alcohol and atherosclerotic disease, controversy exists as to whether and how alcohol exerts an effect on atherosclerosis in different sites. Methods and Results. We tested the hypothesis that alcohol consumption is associated inversely with carotid atherosclerosis in a population sample of 45to 64-year-old me...

BACKGROUND Carotid arterial intima-media thickness is used as a noninvasive surrogate end point to measure progression of atherosclerosis, but its relation to coronary events has not been fully explored. OBJECTIVE To determine whether carotid arterial intima-media thickness predicts coronary events. DESIGN Long-term follow-up (average, 8.8 years) of a previously assembled cohort of persons ...

BACKGROUND Although much has been written in recent years about the relation between alcohol and atherosclerotic disease, controversy exists as to whether and how alcohol exerts an effect on atherosclerosis in different sites. METHODS AND RESULTS We tested the hypothesis that alcohol consumption is associated inversely with carotid atherosclerosis in a population sample of 45- to 64-year-old ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This article describes the prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis assessed by ultrasonography, its association with risk factors, and its relation to symptomatic coronary disease and stroke in men and women aged > or = 65 years. METHODS Maximum percent stenosis, maximum common carotid artery wall thickness, and maximum internal carotid artery wall thickness ...

Background. Although much has been written in recent years about the relation between alcohol and atherosclerotic disease, controversy exists as to whether and how alcohol exerts an effect on atherosclerosis in different sites. Methods and Results. We tested the hypothesis that alcohol consumption is associated inversely with carotid atherosclerosis in a population sample of 45to 64-year-old me...

BACKGROUND The primary objective was to investigate prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis in Korean individuals with diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Association of subclinical atherosclerosis with cardiovascular risk was assessed. METHODS Assessments of carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT) and atheromatous plaque were done using B-mode ultrasonography. Subclinical atherosclerosis was...