Does the presence and degree of adventitial vasa vasorum and plaque neovascularization on contrast-enhanced carotid ultrasound correlate with cardiovascular disease and past cardiovascular events?
Contrast-enhanced carotid ultrasound imaging of vasa vasorum and plaque neovascularization may serve as a useful marker associated with cardiovascular disease and prior events.
The presence and degree of adventitial vasa vasorum and plaque neovascularization were directly associated with CVD and CVE in a retrospective study of 147 patients undergoing contrast-enhanced carotid ultrasound.
Staub et al. (Fri,) studied this question.