Carotid total plaque area as an independent predictor of short-term subclinical polyvascular atherosclerosis progression and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events

Background: The use of ultrasound-based methods for imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis, including measurement of carotid plaque burden (cPB), is a promising direction for further improvement of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) prediction. Objectives: The aim of the study...

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Main Authors: Vadim Genkel, Alla Kuznetsova, Evgeniy Lebedev, Alexey Salashenko, Albina Savochkina, Karina Nikushkina, Lubov Pykhova, Veronika Sumerkina, Igor Shaposhnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-09-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17539447231194861