Association of Carotid Atherosclerosis With White Matter Hyperintensity in an Asymptomatic Japanese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective: A limited number of scholars concentrated on the relationship between carotid atherosclerosis (CAS) and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) (i.e., CAS-WMH relationship). The current research aimed to clarify the CAS-WMH relationship in Japanese population. Methods: All participants underwent MRI of head and ultrasonography of the carotid artery. WMH was diagnosed from MRI results. The carotid ultrasound findings, carotid artery plaque score (PS), and plaque number (PN) could be achieved to indicate the severity of CAS. We also employed multivariate logistic regression models to estimate the CAS-WMH relationship. Interaction and stratified analyses were undertaken on the basis of a number of factors (e.g., gender, age, smoking status, drinking habit, and history of ch

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8118638 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature