Why the study?
Does the right common carotid artery provide comparable structural and functional measurements to the left common carotid artery in children and adolescents?
Population
230 children and adolescents (121 females), mean age 13.8±2.9 years
Comparison
High-resolution ultrasound assessment of the… vs High-resolution ultrasound assessment of the…
Design
Cross-sectional
Key result
Assessment of the right common carotid artery yielded comparable cIMT to the left common carotid (0.49 vs 0.49 mm, P>0.05), suggesting it is a viable alternative for evaluating atherosclerosis.
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Supports interchangeable left/right carotid use for most youth ultrasound measures when one side is inaccessible; leaves open side-specific norms for lumen diameter.
Cross-Sectional (n=230)
Does the right common carotid artery provide comparable structural and functional measurements to the left common carotid artery in children and adolescents?
Absolute Event Rate: 0.49% vs 0.49%
p-value: p=>0.05
The right common carotid artery is a viable alternative measurement location for subclinical atherosclerosis in youth if the left is inaccessible, as most structural and functional measures are comparable.
Uithoven et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Subclinical atherosclerosis (n=230). Right common carotid artery assessment vs. Left common carotid artery assessment was evaluated on carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) (p=>0.05). Assessment of the right common carotid artery yielded comparable cIMT to the left common carotid (0.49 vs 0.49 mm, P>0.05), suggesting it is a viable alternative for evaluating atherosclerosis.