November 7, 2000Circulation
Closed Relation Between Carotid and Ascending Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cardiac Patients
Why the study?
Does the presence of carotid atherosclerosis correlate with ascending aortic atherosclerosis in cardiac patients without clinical ASCVD?
Population
62 consecutive cardiac patients without a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease referred for…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Carotid plaques on ultrasound were associated with aortic plaques in cardiac patients without ASCVD; supports noninvasive correlation but leaves open screening implications.
Structured PICO
Does the presence of carotid atherosclerosis correlate with ascending aortic atherosclerosis in cardiac patients without clinical ASCVD?
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Population
62 consecutive cardiac patients without a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease referred for transesophageal echocardiography, mean age 57 years.
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Intervention
High-resolution ultrasound of carotid arteries and transesophageal echocardiography of ascending aorta
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Outcome
Presence and correlation of carotid and ascending aortic atherosclerosis (plaques)surrogate
In cardiac patients without clinical ASCVD, the presence of asymptomatic carotid plaques detected by ultrasound strongly predicts the presence of ascending aortic plaques on TEE.
Cite This Study
KALLIKAZAROS et al. (2000) studied this question.