Abstract 309: Vasovasorum Volume Can Be Measured by Contrast-Enhanced 3D Carotid Duplex Ultrasound: Concept and Design of a Novel Method for Predicting Stroke Risk in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis
Arhuidese I, Nodel A, Qazi U, Call D, Perler B, Malas M. Abstract 309: Vasovasorum Volume Can Be Measured by Contrast-Enhanced 3D Carotid Duplex Ultrasound: Concept and Design of a Novel Method for Predicting Stroke Risk in Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis And Vascular Biology 2014, 34 DOI: 10.1161/atvb.34.suppl_1.309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsymptomatic patientsStroke riskDuplex ultrasoundMulti-center clinical trialCarotid artery stenosisCarotid duplex ultrasoundPredicting stroke riskPredictor of stroke riskDegree of stenosisExperience strokeOccurrence of symptomsPatient selectionSevere stenosisArtery stenosisClinical trialsCarotid stenosisCarotid endarterectomyCarotid ultrasoundStenosisHigh riskPatientsPrevent strokeAtherosclerotic diseaseClinical practiceCarotidRisk of Disease Progression in Patients with Moderate Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Implications of Tobacco Use and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Hicks C, Talbott K, Canner J, Qazi U, Arhuidese I, Glebova N, Freischlag J, Perler B, Malas M. Risk of Disease Progression in Patients with Moderate Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Implications of Tobacco Use and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2014, 29: 1-8. PMID: 24530720, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.02.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplastyAsymptomatic DiseasesBaltimoreCarotid StenosisChi-Square DistributionDisease ProgressionDrug Therapy, CombinationEndarterectomy, CarotidFemaleHumansIncidenceIschemic Attack, TransientLinear ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPredictive Value of TestsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSmokingStentsStrokeTertiary Care CentersTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexConceptsProgression to severe stenosisAsymptomatic carotid artery stenosisDual antiplatelet therapyCarotid artery stenosisDisease progressionRisk factorsSevere stenosisIncidence of symptomsAntiplatelet therapyArtery stenosisPatient populationMean follow-up timeRisk of disease progressionSevere diseaseCox proportional hazards regression modelsRisk of progressionProportional hazards regression modelsFollow-up timeCarotid artery duplexAll-cause mortalityHazards regression modelsImproved medical therapyTransient ischemic attackTobacco useAsymptomatic carotid disease