Carotid Artery Stenosis

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine the frequency of carotidartery atherosclerosis using color Doppler ultrasound in ischemic stroke patients. StudyDesign: Cross-sectional study. Period: July 2015 to June 2016. Setting: Khyber TeachingHospital, Peshawar. Method: Doppler ultrasonography was done to assess carotid artery statusin patients diagnosed with cerebral infarction. Results: Data comprised of 174 ischemic strokepatients between ages 37-95 years. 111 were males whereas 63 were males. Mean age wasfound to be 64.03±11.71 years. Doppler ultrasound revealed carotid artery atherosclerosis in52.3% (n=91) patients with 57% males and 34% females. Right carotid artery involvement wasfound in 28 patients and left carotid artery involvment in 38 patients. Both carotid arteries wereinvolved in 25 patients. Conclusion: We have concluded that carotid artery atherosclerosis is anindependent predictor for future vascular events. Our study reports carotif artery atherosclerosisin 52.3% patients with ischemic stroke.

Routine assessment of carotid plaques on Doppler USG and associated presenting symptoms at a Tertiary Care Centre, Lahore

“…Our study showed a significantly higher prevalence in men (57.1%) than in women (42.9%) coincides with other studies 20, 24, 25. In our study majority of the plaques were located in the common carotid artery of the left carotid artery similar to Kwon TG et al andKhattak et al 19,26 In contrast to Gul Z et al, and Thatipamula MK et al, showed a majority of plaques were located in the left carotid bulb 25.8% 27.…”