Oscillometric, greyscale- and novel color-Doppler-ultrasound indices of macrovascular damage in Sjogren's: the SICARD cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess for the first time a combination of oscillometric, greyscale- and novel color-Doppler ultrasound (US) indices of carotid and aortic damage in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Moreover, to examine associations of these markers with patient and disease-characteristics, as well as with a traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk score (SCORE) and its EULAR-modified version (mSCORE).

Methods

Greyscale and color-Doppler indices [resistance (RI)- and pulsatility (PI)-index], as well as markers of atherosclerosis [Intima-Media-Thickness (cIMT), plaques, and cumulative calcification surface], were examined in the common- (CCA) and internal- (ICA) carotid arteries of pSS patients and healthy controls. The gold standard oscillometric marker of aortic sti

SUBMITTER: Triantafyllias K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317471 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature