Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression in Low-Risk, Middle-Aged Adults: Carotid Leads Femoral in IMT Increase but Not in Plaque Formation
This study demonstrates significant subclinical atherosclerosis progression in low-risk, middle-aged adults over 5 years. Carotid arteries showed a faster progression rate of mean IMT and a higher prevalence of pathological nomogram-based mean IMT compared to the femoral arteries. However, plaque burden was similar in both territories, with greater progression in femorals. Identifying carotid and femoral atherosclerosis burden may be a valuable tool for risk stratification in this population.
Authors
- Alexandra Lisovszki
- Alojz Rajnič (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2335-3656)
- Péter Szabó (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6986-5753)
- E Szabóová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7520-0192)
- Peter Kolarčík (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4504-5256)
- Lucia Dekanová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6989-1217)
- T Molnár
Institutions
- Technical University of Košice (SK)
- University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik (SK)
- Univerzitná Nemocnica Louisa Pasteura (SK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
- Published
- 2024-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcdd11090271
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40