Various methods have been used to quantify atherosclerosis, beginning in the mid-1980s with ultrasound measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), and going on to coronary calcification ...

Heart disease is a major complication of lupus. Traditionally, composite scores of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are used to rank CV risk in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ultrasound imaging is a simple, noninvasive way to detect distension of the carotid arteries - the arteries that pass through the neck to supply the brain with oxygen -- ...

Sonolysis, an application of therapeutic ultrasound, reduced periprocedural cerebrovascular events during carotid endarterectomy. The safety profile of sonolysis was supported by a reported lack of ...

A slightly overweight 74-year-old man with high cholesterol and other comorbidities has previously received multiple carotid ultrasound exams revealing up to 50% stenosis, and he tells you he’s ...

This content is sponsored by MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Although the prevalence of carotid artery stenosis, or carotid artery disease, in the U.S. is low (3%), the outcome of not treating the ...

Measurement of carotid plaque by two-dimensional total plaque area, or by 3D plaque volume, is a powerful new tool that is useful in patient management, genetic research, and evaluation of new ...