Key result
The maximal intima-media thickness of the right common carotid artery significantly correlated with the plaque burden of the left main coronary artery (r=0.408, p=0.003) in patients with coronary artery disease.
Why the study?
Does carotid intima-media thickness correlate with left main coronary artery plaque burden in patients with coronary artery disease?
Cross-Sectional (n=50)
Does carotid intima-media thickness correlate with left main coronary artery plaque burden in patients with coronary artery disease?
Effect estimate: r=0.408
p-value: p=0.003
Right common carotid artery intima-media thickness significantly correlates with left main coronary artery plaque burden in patients with coronary artery disease, suggesting its utility as a non-invasive surrogate marker for coronary atherosclerosis.
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May support right carotid IMT as non-invasive surrogate for left main plaque burden; leaves open prospective validation before clinical use.
Hyun et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary artery disease (n=50). Carotid intima-media thickness was evaluated on Correlation between right common carotid artery maximal IMT and left main coronary artery plaque burden (r=0.408, p=0.003). The maximal intima-media thickness of the right common carotid artery significantly correlated with the plaque burden of the left main coronary artery (r=0.408, p=0.003) in patients with coronary artery disease.
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