Carotid IM-GSM is better than IMT for identifying patients with multiple arterial disease.
Scand Cardiovasc J
; 52(2): 93-99, 2018 04.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Atherosclerosis is a systemic inflammatory disease that can affect more than one arterial bed simultaneously. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ultrasound markers of atherosclerosis and multiple arterial disease.DESIGN:
We have included 87 currently asymptomatic carotid disease patients (mean age 69 ± 6 year, 34% females) in this study. Intima media thickness (IMT) and intima media-grey scale median (IM-GSM) were measured in the common carotid artery (CCA), and correlated with previous and/or current atherosclerotic vascular disease in the coronary, carotid and lower extremities. Patients were divided into three groups (1) asymptomatic, (2) previous symptoms in one arterial territory and (3) previous symptoms in multiple arterial territories.RESULTS:
Patients with previous disease in the coronary arteries had higher IMT (p = .034) and lower IM-GSM (p < .001), and those with prior stroke had lower IM-GSM (p = .007). Neither IMT nor IM-GSM was different between patients with and without previous lower extremity vascular disease. IM-GSM was significantly different between groups, it decreased significantly with increasing number of arterial territories affected (37.7 ± 15.4 vs. 29.3 ± 16.4 vs. 20.7 ± 12.9) p < .001, for asymptomatic, symptoms in one and in multiple arterial systems, respectively. Conventional IMT was not significantly different between groups p = .49.CONCLUSION:
Carotid IMT was higher and IM-GSM lower in patients with symptomatic nearby arterial territories but not in those with peripheral disease. In contrast to conventional IMT, IM-GSM can differentiate between numbers of arterial territories affected by atherosclerosis, suggesting that it is a better surrogate for monitoring multiple arterial territory disease.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença da Artéria Coronariana
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Estenose das Carótidas
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Artéria Carótida Primitiva
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Ultrassonografia Doppler
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Aterosclerose
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Doença Arterial Periférica
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Espessura Intima-Media Carotídea
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand Cardiovasc J
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia