BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The association of cervical carotid artery bifurcation calcification to future stroke risk is unknown, though coronary artery calcification is a proven indicator of heart disease risk. Severity of white matter change has been correlated with future stroke risk. We sought to use white matter severity grade on CT as a surrogate predictor of relative future stroke risk and t...

OBJECTIVE Because of beam-hardening and blooming artifacts, it is difficult to determine the degree of stenosis caused by calcified coronary artery plaques at coronary CT angiography (CTA). Our goal was to determine how accurate coronary CTA is in evaluating these lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-one patients who had one or more calcified coronary artery plaques at coronary CTA underwent...

The precise sequence of events leading to carotid plaque vulnerability is as yet unknown, and the majority of ischemic strokes seem to result from atherosclerotic plaque rupture or thrombus propagation at the carotid bifurcation.1 Traditionally, the surgical approach of carotid endarterectomy is well accepted for the treatment of symptomatic and severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis.2,3 More rec...

BACKGROUND Accelerated arterial aging and inadequate outward arterial remodeling are observed in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Whether these changes could be closely associated with arterial calcifications has never been investigated. METHODS 155 ESRD patients and 105 age-, sex-, and blood pressure-matched control subjects were included. Common carotid artery (CCA) pressure, diamet...

OBJECTIVE To determine the association of coffee, decaffeinated coffee, caffeine, and tea consumption in young adulthood with the presence and progression of coronary artery calcified (CAC) plaque and carotid intima-media thickness later in life. METHODS AND RESULTS The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study is a cohort of 5115 white and black adults who were aged 18 ...

The precise sequence of events leading to carotid plaque vulnerability is as yet unknown, and the majority of ischemic strokes seem to result from atherosclerotic plaque rupture or thrombus propagation at the carotid bifurcation.1 Traditionally, the surgical approach of carotid endarterectomy is well accepted for the treatment of symptomatic and severe asymptomatic carotid stenosis.2,3 More rec...

Nine cases of carotid body tumor chemiodectomas in seven Patients are presented and diagnostic and therapeutic problems discussed Similar to other reports, many cases undergo operative exploration without correct preoper.ativ.e diagnosis or ability of the surgeon to handle such lesions. The most important factor for correct diagndsis is including carotid body in differential diagnosis of latera...