April 5, 2018Journal of the American Heart AssociationOpen Access

Carotid Atherosclerosis Detected by Ultrasonography: A National Cross‐Sectional Study

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Population

84,880 residents aged ≥40 years from the China National Stroke Prevention Project, excluding those with…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

XWXiaojun WangHainan University WLWenzhen LiGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine FSFujian SongUniversity of East Anglia

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Implication

CA prevalence data in Chinese adults ≥40 years inform screening priorities; leaves open causality and outcome impact.

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Population

84,880 residents aged ≥40 years from the China National Stroke Prevention Project, excluding those with prior carotid endarterectomy, carotid stenting, stroke, or coronary heart disease. Mean age 60.7±10.3 years, 46.4% men.

Outcome

Prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis (defined as increased intima-media thickness [IMT] ≥1 mm or presence of plaques) detected by carotid ultrasonographysurrogate

Carotid atherosclerosis is highly prevalent (36.2%) in middle-aged and older Chinese adults, highlighting the need for primary prevention of atherosclerosis progression.

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Wang et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a712baee5469ee92be1c65e https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.118.008701

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Carotid Atherosclerosis Detected by Ultrasonography: A National Cross‐Sectional Study

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Carotid Atherosclerosis Detected by Ultrasonography: A National Cross‐Sectional Study

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