introduction: doppler ultrasonography (dus) is the most preferable method for screening of carotid artery disease in patients undergoing cabg. the purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of carotid artery disease and determine the relation between known risk factors of atherosclerosis and rate of carotid artery narrowing in order to identify high-risk groups among patients schedu...

conclusions high prevalence of the increased cimt in patients undergoing cabg highlights the significance of cimt measurement in early diagnosis of the systemic atherosclerosis. moreover, although traditional cardiovascular risk factors were important they could not explain the extension and the severity of cimt. it seems that some ultrasonographic features such as the associated carotid plaque...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Tibolone is a tissue-specific compound that has favorable effects on bone and menopausal symptoms without stimulating endometrium or breast, but lowers concentrations of plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (HDLC). This study was designed to determine whether the HDL lowering with tibolone exacerbated common or internal carotid artery atherosclerosis and to e...

Background and Purpose—Carotid artery atherosclerosis is a strong predictor for future stroke. It is yet unclear whether the apolipoprotein E polymorphism (APOE) is related to atherosclerosis in the carotid arteries. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of APOE in carotid artery atherosclerosis. Methods—A population-based cross-sectional study was performed on 5401 subjects....

Female cynomolgus monkeys, a previously established model of carotid and coronary artery atherosclerosis, were used to study the relationships between potential risk factors and carotid artery atherosclerosis. Over a 24-month treatment period, one-third of the monkeys (n = 25) were given the oral contraceptive Ovral, one-third of the monkeys (n = 26) were given the oral contraceptive Demulen, a...

Endothelial dysfunction has been reported to be the initial step in atherosclerosis. A noninvasive technique that uses ultrasound to measure the intima-media thickness of the carotid artery has been applied to evaluate localized atherosclerosis. This study was undertaken to elucidate whether endothelial dysfunction in the brachial artery is related to the intima-media thickness of the carotid a...

We recently developed a novel method for evaluating the elasticity of arterial walls, the phased tracking method. Herein, we evaluated atherosclerosis of the carotid artery with this method in 242 individuals with type 2 diabetes. In multiple regression analysis of subject status, age, systolic blood pressure and hyperlipidemia were found to be independently associated with carotid artery elast...

Background: Lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an increased risk of subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed to evaluate patients with lichen planus using carotid Doppler ultrasound parameters.Methods: Forty patients with lichen planus and 40 controls were included in this study. Common carotid...