Carotid plaque, intima-media thickness, and incident aortic stenosis: a prospective cohort study.

Summary, in English

Aortic stenosis (AS) shares risk factors with atherosclerotic vascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque may reflect the cumulative damage from exposure to different atherosclerotic risk factors. We examined the relationship of carotid IMT and plaque with incident AS in a prospective population-based study.

• Author: Andreas Martinsson; Gerd Östling; Margaretha Persson; Kristina Sundquist; Charlotte Andersson; Olle Melander; Gunnar Engström; Bo Hedblad; Gustav Smith
• Department/s: Cardiology; Internal Medicine - Epidemiology; Cardiovascular Research - Immunity and Atherosclerosis; Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension; Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology; EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 2343-2343
• Publication/Series: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 10
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25231637?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.304015
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Topic: Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
• Status: Published
• Research group: Internal Medicine - Epidemiology; Cardiovascular Research - Immunity and Atherosclerosis; Family Medicine, Cardiovascular Epidemiology and Lifestyle; Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension; Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1524-4636