Key result
Body-type atherosclerotic carotid bulb lesions were more likely to be associated with hyperlipidemia and hyperperfusion syndrome compared to apical-type lesions.
Why the study?
Are apical and body lesions in atherosclerotic carotid bulb stenosis associated with different risk factors and clinical features in high-risk patients undergoing carotid stenting?
Observational (n=200)
Image reviewers were blinded to clinical data
No
Are apical and body lesions in atherosclerotic carotid bulb stenosis associated with different risk factors and clinical features in high-risk patients undergoing carotid stenting?
Atherosclerotic carotid bulb stenosis presents in two distinct locations (apical and body), with body lesions being independently associated with hyperlipidemia and postprocedural hyperperfusion syndrome.
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Body-type carotid bulb lesions may heighten post-stenting hyperperfusion risk; leaves open whether morphology should guide risk stratification in prospective cohorts.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Different lesion locations in the atherosclerotic carotid bulb stenosis have not been clearly defined. We sought to evaluate 2 locations of carotid bulb stenosis in high-risk patients and to determine the relationship of each location to atherosclerotic risk factors and clinical features. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Atherosclerotic carotid plaques of apical versus body lesions, defined according to the area and extent of plaque involvement, were retrospectively analyzed in 200 consecutive high-risk patients who underwent carotid stent placement because of > or =50% symptomatic stenosis. We evaluated interobserver concordance and assessed each type of lesion relative to 13 atherosclerotic risk factors, mode of symptom presentation, infarct pattern, procedure-related factors, and clinical outcomes, by univariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: Interobserver concordance showed good agreement for differentiating apical and body lesions (kappa = 0.745). Univariate analysis revealed that apical lesions (n = 108, 54%) were associated with pseudo-occlusion (P = .027), older age (P = .073), and alcohol intake (P = .080), whereas body lesions (n = 92, 46%) were associated with hyperlipidemia (P = .001), a wedge-shaped cortical infarct pattern (P = .057), and hyperperfusion syndrome (P = .083). Multivariable logistic regression analysis adjusted by age revealed that hyperlipidemia (P = .002; OR, 3.462; 95% CI, 1.595-7.515) and hyperperfusion (P = .026; OR, 6.727; 95% CI, 1.261-35.894) were independent predictors of body-type lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Atherosclerotic carotid bulb stenosis was found to have 2 distinct locations, body and apical. Hyperlipidemia and cortical wedge-shaped infarcts were more frequently associated with body than with apical stenosis at the time of presentation.
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Park et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Atherosclerotic carotid bulb stenosis (n=200). Body-type carotid bulb lesion vs. Apical-type carotid bulb lesion was evaluated on Association with hyperlipidemia (OR 3.462, 95% CI 1.595-7.515, p=0.002). Body-type atherosclerotic carotid bulb lesions were more likely to be associated with hyperlipidemia and hyperperfusion syndrome compared to apical-type lesions.
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