Prevalence and clinical implications of calcification in internal carotid artery stenosis: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Calcification is common in advanced atheromatous plaque, but its clinical significance remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of plaque calcification in the moderate-to-severe internal carotid artery stenosis and investigate its relationship with ipsilateral ischemia.

Methods

The retrospective study included 178 patients detected with proximal internal carotid artery (pICA) stenosis of ≥ 50% on multidetector computed tomography at Zhejiang Hospital from January 2019 to March 2023. Association between plaque calcification characteristics (calcification thickness, position, type, circumferential extent, calcium volume and calcium score) and ipsilateral cerebrovascular events was analyzed.

Results

The 178 patients (mean age 71.24 ± 10.02 ye

SUBMITTER: Fu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316406 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature