April 1, 2001Stroke

Carotid Plaque and Intima-Media Thickness Assessed by B-Mode Ultrasonography in Subjects Ranging From Young Adults to Centenarians

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Population

319 healthy subjects with no history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or atherosclerotic disease…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

SHSatoki HommaKeio University NHNobuyoshi HiroseKeio University HIHiroyuki IshidaKansai Medical University

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Implication

Suggests IMT and plaque reflect distinct processes in extreme aging; leaves open their differential prognostic value in clinical practice.

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Population

319 healthy subjects (154 men, 165 women; age range, 21 to 105 years) with no history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or atherosclerotic disease, including 30 centenarians.

Outcome

Mean intima-media wall thickness (IMT) of common carotid arteries at plaque-free sites and prevalence of plaques evaluated by B-mode ultrasoundsurrogate

Increased carotid intima-media thickness appears to be a physiological effect of aging distinct from pathological plaque formation, particularly in the very elderly.

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Homma et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70c87935aa2c282ce21b10 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.str.32.4.830

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Implication

Suggests IMT and plaque reflect distinct processes in extreme aging; leaves open their differential prognostic value in clinical practice.

Carotid Plaque and Intima-Media Thickness Assessed by B-Mode Ultrasonography in Subjects Ranging From Young Adults to Centenarians

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Carotid Plaque and Intima-Media Thickness Assessed by B-Mode Ultrasonography in Subjects Ranging From Young Adults to Centenarians

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