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But whether the vascular-bone calcification relationship is an independent association or is simply related to the ageing process and shared risk factors has been unclear. In this issue of Heart, Park and colleagues1 investigated the association between BMD and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (...
(mean age:60.4±8.6 years,38 men)were included.All subjects underwent carotid artery multicontrast vessel wall MRI.Plaque morphology,calcification,lipid-rich necrotic core,intraplaque haemorrhage,luminal surface disruption and high-risk plaque were measured and identified.All plaque characteristics were ...
Serum amyloid A (SAA) was measured as a marker of systemic inflammation. Paraffin embedded slides of the aortic root were stained to measure total plaque area and to quantify fibrosis, calcification, necrotic core, and inflammatory cells. Results Surgery mice showed a pronounced elevation of serum...
Measurement precision was related to the size of structures (CV range 2.5–4.9 % for morphology, 36–44 % for LRNC and calcification). Comparable measurement variability was found between the two platforms on both plaque morphology and tissue composition. In conclusion, good to excellent inter-...
Measurement precision was related to the size of structures (CV range 2.5-4.9 % for morphology, 36-44 % for LRNC and calcification). Comparable measurement variability was found between the two platforms on both plaque morphology and tissue composition. In conclusion, good to excellent inter-scan...
MRI can be used to define the form of carotid plaques as well as to identify and quantify plaque components such as the lipid-rich necrotic core, fibrous cap thickness, intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH), and calcifications. Multi-contrast MRI (T1, T2, proton density, and 3D time-of-flight) ...