Atherosclerotic changes of extracoronary arteries are associated with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis

Large Artery Calcification on Dialysis Patients Is Located in the Intima and Related to Atherosclerosis

“…On the contrary, small, peripheral arteries are aimed at the regulation of blood flow in the tissue according to metabolic demands, and they present a dense layer of VSMCs. Previous studies clearly stated that large arteries are more prone to atherosclerosis development (22), and small vessels (radial and digital) are more easily calcified (23). These previous data support our results because large arteries presented VC in the intima, a process that has been highly related to the development of atherosclerosis.…”

The Prevalence and Quantification of Atherosclerosis in an Elderly Population Assessed by Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Angiography

“…In the present study, relationships between the degrees of atherosclerosis in different territories were observed. Previously, atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries and of the vascular territories has been shown to be related, 19,20 a finding that together with our results emphasizes that atherosclerosis is a generalized disease.…”

The clinical significance of carotid intima-media thickness in cardiovascular diseases: a survey in Beijing

“…The combination of IMT at CCA and ICA correlates more strongly with existing cardiovascular diseases than either taken alone. 1,20,21 Bots ML et al 18 also favoured the use of combined CIMT rather than CCA-IMT as the primary outcome measures to evaluate the efficacy of interventions in carotid atherosclerosis after a pooled analysis. In our study, the mean CIMT at multiple extracranial carotid sites (CCA, CB and ICA, near and far walls, and left and right sides) was found to be more strongly associated with cardiovascular events than the IMT from individual segments, which further ascertained the value of approaches for determining CIMT in combination.…”