The Value of Clinical Variables and the Potential of Longitudinal Ultrasound Carotid Plaque Assessment in Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Prediction After Uncomplicated Acute Coronary Syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Due to the routine use of endovascular revascularization and improved medical therapy, the majority of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) cases now have an uncomplicated course. However, in spite of the currently accepted secondary prevention standards, the residual risk of remote major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) after ACS remains high. Ultrasound carotid/subclavian atherosclerotic plaque assessment may represent an alternative approach to estimate the MACE risk after ACS and to control the quality of secondary prevention. Aim: To find the most important clinical predictors of MACEs in contemporary patients with predominantly uncomplicated ACS treated according to the Guidelines, and to study the potential of the longitudinal assessment of quantitative and qualitative ultrasou

SUBMITTER: Bershtein LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11943730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature