2024
Longitudinal changes in the carotid arteries of head and neck cancer patients following radiation therapy: Results from a prospective serial imaging biomarker characterization study
Koutroumpakis E, Mohamed A, Chaftari P, Rosenthal D, Gujral D, Nutting C, Kamel S, Naser M, Kim P, Bassett R, Fuller C, Mouhayar E, Group A. Longitudinal changes in the carotid arteries of head and neck cancer patients following radiation therapy: Results from a prospective serial imaging biomarker characterization study. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2024, 195: 110220. PMID: 38467343, PMCID: PMC11380547, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntima-media thicknessGlobal circumferential strainRadiation therapyCarotid arteryHead and neck RTHead and neck cancer patientsHead and neck cancerNeck radiation therapyCircumferential strainNeck cancer patientsCarotid intima-media thicknessCarotid artery injuryArtery duplex studiesCarotid artery stenosisNeck RTNo significant differenceNeck cancerDuplex studiesArterial injuryArtery stenosisCancer patientsMedia thicknessCarotid ultrasoundArterial elastanceCarotid
2018
The Relationship between Carotid and Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Histopathologic Grade of Atherosclerosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Nezami N, Ghabili K, Shokouhi-Gogani B, Mirchi M, Ghojazadeh M, Safa J, Zomorrodi A, Gharadaghi A, Mojadidi MK, Tarzamni MK, Khajir G, Ghorashi S, Revzin M. The Relationship between Carotid and Femoral Artery Intima-Media Thickness and Histopathologic Grade of Atherosclerosis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Nephron 2018, 139: 159-169. PMID: 29514148, DOI: 10.1159/000487491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseIntima-media thicknessGrade of atherosclerosisCKD patientsKidney diseaseFemoral artery intima-media thicknessCoronary artery bypass graftArtery intima-media thicknessArtery bypass graftHealthy kidney donorsCoronary artery diseaseArterial tissue samplesCKD groupArtery diseaseBypass graftKidney donorsHistopathological assessmentHistopathologic gradeCIMTStudy groupPatientsAtherosclerosisMedia thicknessUltrasound measurementsTissue samples
2015
Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients
Kueckelhaus M, Imanzadeh A, Fischer S, Kumamaru K, Alhefzi M, Bueno E, Wake N, Gerhard-Herman M, Rybicki F, Pomahac B. Noninvasive Monitoring of Immune Rejection in Face Transplant Recipients. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2015, 136: 1082-1089. PMID: 26505709, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000001703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace transplant recipientsTransplant recipientsChronic rejectionCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELAllograft biopsy specimensTotal vessel diameterSolid organ allograftsAllograft lossOrgan allograftsPostsurgical monitoringFlap arteryControl subjectsBiopsy specimensIntimal thicknessClinical signsRadial arteryThicker intimaUltrasound biomicroscopyFacial arteryMedia thicknessHistologic analysisImmune rejectionArteryRecipientsInterobserver correlationAssociation between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis
Akintoye E, Shi L, Obaitan I, Olusunmade M, Wang Y, Newman J, Dodson J. Association between fine particulate matter exposure and subclinical atherosclerosis: A meta-analysis. European Journal Of Preventive Cardiology 2015, 23: 602-612. PMID: 26025448, PMCID: PMC5133694, DOI: 10.1177/2047487315588758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid intima-media thicknessAnkle-brachial indexIntima-media thicknessSubclinical atherosclerosisArterial calcificationMedia thicknessFine particulate matter exposureAvailable observational studiesParticulate matter exposureRandom-effects modelNumber of studiesObservational studyInclusion criteriaEpidemiological studiesMatter exposureStudy heterogeneityPM2.5 exposureNoninvasive measureAtherosclerosisSimilar associationComprehensive searchConfidence intervalsStatistical significanceCalcificationAssociation
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