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Carotid plaque detection improves the predictve value of CHA2DS2-VASc score in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrilation: The ARAPACIS Study

2017

Abstract Background and aims Vascular disease (VD), as assessed by history of myocardial infarction or peripheral artery disease or aortic plaque, increases stroke risk in atrial fibrillation (AF), and is a component of risk assessment using the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score. We investigated if systemic atherosclerosis as detected by ultrasound carotid plaque (CP) could improve the predictive value of the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score. Methods We analysed data from the ARAPACIS study, an observational study including 2027 Italian patients with non-valvular AF, in whom CP was detected using Doppler Ultrasonography. Results VD was reported in 351 (17.3%) patients while CP was detected in 16.6% patients. Ad…

Atherosclerosis Atrial fibrillation Carotid plaque CHA2DS2-VASc score Stroke Vascular diseaseCarotid Artery DiseasesMaleAtherosclerosis; Atrial fibrillation; Carotid plaque; CHA2DS2-VASc score; Stroke; Vascular disease; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Ankle Brachial Index; Atrial Fibrillation; Carotid Artery Diseases; Female; Humans; Incidence; Italy; Male; Plaque Atherosclerotic; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Ultrasonography Doppler; Risk Assessment; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyatrialf fibrillation0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudieRisk FactorsCarotid artery diseaseAtherosclerosis; Atrial fibrillation; Carotid plaque; CHA; 2; DS; 2; -VASc score; Stroke; Vascular disease; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Ankle Brachial Index; Atrial Fibrillation; Carotid Artery Diseases; Female; Humans; Incidence; Italy; Male; Plaque Atherosclerotic; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Ultrasonography Doppler; Risk AssessmentAtrial Fibrillation80 and over030212 general & internal medicineMyocardial infarctionStrokeDSAtherosclerosis; Atrial fibrillation; CHA(2)DS(2)-VASc score; Carotid plaque; Stroke; Vascular disease; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Ankle Brachial Index; Atrial Fibrillation; Carotid Artery Diseases; Female; Humans; Incidence; Italy; Male; Plaque Atherosclerotic; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Ultrasonography Doppler; Risk AssessmentCHA 2 DS 2 -VASc scorePlaqueAtheroscleroticUltrasonographyAged 80 and overIncidenceDopplerAtrial fibrillationCarotid plaquePlaque AtheroscleroticStrokeSurvival RateItalyAtherosclerosiCHA(2)DS(2)-VASc scoreCardiologyartherosclerosis; atrial fibrillation; carotid plaque; CHA2DS2-VASc score; stroke; vascular disease; aged; aged 80 and over; ankle brachial index; atrialf fibrillation; carotid artery diseases; female; humans; incidence; italy; male; plaque atherosclerotic; retrospective studies; risk factors; survival rate; ultrasonography doppler; risk assessment; cardiology and cardiovascular medicineFemaleSettore SECS-S/01 - StatisticaCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHumanmedicine.medical_specialtyCHA2DS2-VASc score2Atherosclerosis; Atrial fibrillation; Carotid plaque; CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score ; Stroke; Vascular disease; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Ankle Brachial Index; Atrial Fibrillation; Carotid Artery Diseases; Female; Humans; Incidence; Italy; Male; Plaque Atherosclerotic; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Survival Rate; Ultrasonography Doppler; Risk Assessment; Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSocio-culturaleVascular diseaseRisk Assessment-VASc score03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumansAnkle Brachial Indexcardiovascular diseasesRisk factorSurvival rateAgedRetrospective StudiesCarotid Artery DiseaseVascular diseasebusiness.industryRisk FactorUltrasonography Dopplermedicine.diseaseAtherosclerosisartherosclerosisCHA2DS2–VASc scoreCHAAtherosclerosis; Atrial fibrillation; Carotid plaque; CHA; 2; DS; 2; -VASc score; Stroke; Vascular diseasebusiness

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Naïve hepatitis B e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B patients are at risk of carotid atherosclerosis: A prospective study

2021

BACKGROUND There is an increased risk of atherosclerosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C or human immunodeficiency virus, but there is scarce data on hepatitis B virus infection. The hypothesis of this study is that hepatitis B virus infection increases the risk of carotid plaques and subclinical atherosclerosis in naïve hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative subjects. AIM To assess the rate of carotid plaques and subclinical atherosclerosis in naïve HBeAg negative subjects in comparison with a cohort of healthy controls. METHODS Prospective case-control collaborative study conducted in two tertiary hospitals. Four hundred and two subjects prospectively recruited at the outpatient clin…

Carotid Artery DiseasesHepatitis B virusmedicine.medical_specialtyIntima-media thicknessCardiovascular risk Carotid plaques Endothelial dysfunction Hepatitis B virus Intima-media thickness Subclinical atherosclerosis Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Hepatitis B e Antigens Humans Prospective Studies Carotid Artery Diseases Hepatitis B Chronicmedicine.disease_causeCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessGastroenterologyHepatitis B ChronicInternal medicinemedicineHumansOutpatient clinicCarotid plaquesSubclinical atherosclerosisEndothelial dysfunctionHepatitis B e AntigensProspective StudiesRisk factorProspective cohort studyHepatitis B virusbusiness.industryGastroenterologyGeneral MedicineOdds ratioHepatitis BCardiovascular riskmedicine.diseaseIntima-media thicknessHBeAgProspective StudybusinessWorld Journal of Gastroenterology

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Polyvascular subclinical atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia: The role of cholesterol burden and gender

2019

International audience; BACKGROUND AND AIM:Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is a genetic disease characterized by a heterogeneous phenotype. The assessment of cardiovascular (CV) risk is challenging for HeFH. Cholesterol burden (CB) allows to estimate the lifelong exposure to high levels of cholesterol. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of subclinical atherosclerosis and the relationship between atherosclerosis and the CB in a sample of HeFH patients, focusing on sex-related differences.METHODS AND RESULTS:154 asymptomatic HeFH subjects underwent coronary-artery-calcium score (CACs) and Doppler ultrasound of carotid and femoral arteries. Yearly lipid pro…

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High plasma levels of endothelin-1 enhance the predictive value of preclinical atherosclerosis for future cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events: …

2014

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clinical and experimental evidence suggests that endothelin-1 (Et-1) plays a role in cardiac and vascular disease. In the present study, we investigated the prognostic significance of Et-1 for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular outcome, in a 20-year follow-up. METHODS: We studied 82 originally healthy individuals, referred to our Unit of Cardiovascular Prevention, to evaluate the presence of asymptomatic carotid lesions. We subdivided these individuals into two groups, according to the plasma values of Et-1 (respectively ≤ or >2.7 pg/ml). Traditional cardiovascular risk factors were investigated, and by carotid ultrasound examination, we distinguished between normal …

Carotid Artery DiseasesMalePredictive Value of TestCarotid Intima-Media ThicknessRisk FactorsCardiovascular Diseasefollow-upProspective Studiescardiovascular events; cerebrovascular events; endothelin-1; follow-up; Adult; Aged; Asymptomatic Diseases; Biomarkers; Cardiovascular Diseases; Carotid Artery Diseases; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Endothelin-1; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Plaque Atherosclerotic; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine; Medicine (all)Prospective cohort studyEndothelin-1Medicine (all)Follow up studiesGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedPrognosiscardiovascular eventPredictive valuePlaque AtheroscleroticCardiovascular DiseasesPredictive value of testsCerebrovascular DisorderCardiologyFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyPrognosicerebrovascular eventFollow-Up StudiePredictive Value of TestsCarotid Intima-Media ThickneInternal medicinemedicineHumansAsymptomatic DiseasesAgedAsymptomatic DiseaseCarotid Artery Diseasebusiness.industryVascular diseaseRisk FactorBiomarkermedicine.diseaseEndothelin 1Settore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareProspective StudieCerebrovascular DisordersHigh plasmaAsymptomatic DiseasesbusinessBiomarkersFollow-Up Studies

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Relationship between carotid intima-media thickness and non valvular atrial fibrillation type.

2015

OBJECTIVE: Carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is a surrogate marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and it is able to predict both coronary and cerebral vascular events. No data exist on the association between cIMT and non valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) type. We conduct this study with the aim to analyze the association between abnormal cIMT and NVAF type. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of the "Atrial fibrillation Registry for Ankle-brachial index Prevalence Assessment-Collaborative Italian Study (ARAPACIS)" has been performed. Among 2027 patients enrolled in the ARAPACIS, 673 patients, who underwent carotid ultrasound examination to assess cIMT, were included in the study. RESULT…

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Management of Patients with Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Carotid Artery Disease: Update on Anti-Thrombotic Therapy

2019

AbstractThe most common causes of ischaemic stroke are represented by carotid artery atherosclerotic disease (CAAD) and atrial fibrillation. While oral anticoagulants substantially reduce the incidence of thromboembolic stroke (< 1%/year), the rate of ischaemic stroke and other cardiovascular disease events in patients with CAAD remains high, ranging from 8.4 to 18.1 events per 100 patient-years. Similar to any other atherosclerotic disease, anti-thrombotic therapies are proposed for CAAD to reduce stroke and other cardiovascular events. The 2017 European Society of Cardiology (ESC)/European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) guidelines recommend for patients with asymptomatic CAAD ≥60%…

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The Role of Small, Dense Low-Density-Lipoproteins in Non-Coronary Forms of Atherosclerosis

2008

Small, dense low density lipoproteins (LDL) are associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and seem to be an important predictor of cardiovascular events and progression of coronary artery disease. In addition, the predominance of small dense LDL has been accepted as an emerging cardiovascular risk factor by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III). Less data is available on the role of LDL size in the prevention of vascular diseases, including peripheral arterial disease, carotid artery disease and abdominal aortic aneurysm. The NCEP-ATP III stated that clinical non-coronary atherosclerosis carries a risk for coronary heart disease …

medicine.medical_specialtyEndocrinologybusiness.industryEpidemiologyInternal medicineLow densitymedicineSmall dense LDL coronary heart disease atherosclerosis prevention peripheral arterial disease carotid artery disease abdominal aortic aneurysmbusinessCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineVascular Disease Prevention

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