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The prevalence of extracranial carotid atherosclerosis detected via ultrasound imaging

A single-centre study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Salahaden R. Sultan
Saudi Medical Journal January 2024, 45 (1) 69-73; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.1.20230503
Salahaden R. Sultan
From the Department of Radiolgoic Sceinces, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, and from the Department of Radiology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MSc, PhD
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    - Summary of the patient’s characteristics, blood lipid profiles, and plaque features.

    Patient characteristicsPatients with carotid plaque (n=180)
    Age (years), mean±SD69.8±10.4
    Gender
    Men137 (76.1)
    Women43 (23.9)
    Hypertension
    Yes113 (62.7)
    No67 (37.3)
    Diabetes
    Yes90 (50.0)
    No90 (50.0)
    Smoking
    Yes13 (7.2)
    No167 (92.8)
    No. of plaques/patient
    One99 (55.0)
    More than one81 (45.0)
    Blood lipid profile, median (IQR)
    Total cholesterol (mmol/L)3.5 (1.5)
    High, n(%)11 (6.5)
    Triglyceride (mmol/L)1.1 (0.67)
    High, n(%)25 (15.1)
    Low-density lipoproteins (mmol/L)2.1 (1.5)
    High, n(%)15 (10.7)
    Plaque site and features
    Common carotid artery11 (6.1)
    Internal carotid artery51 (28.3)
    External carotid artery5 (2.7)
    Carotid bulb113 (62.7)
    Degree of stenosis (%), median (IQR)34.4 (17.2)
    Plaque length (mm), median (IQR)5 (6.0)
    Plaque thickness (mm), median (IQR)3 (1.0)
    cIMT (mm), median (IQR)1 (0.3)

    Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%) or median interquartile range (IQR). cIMT: common carotid intima-media thickness, SD: standard deviation

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