Relation between characteristics of carotid atherosclerotic plaques and brain white matter hyperintensities in asymptomatic patients.

ABSTRACT: White matter hyperintensities (WMH) can be incidentally found in patients with carotid atherosclerosis on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We investigated the relationship between WMH and characteristics of carotid plaques in asymptomatic patients without indication for carotid revascularization. We prospectively screened 235 consecutive patients with carotid stenosis <70%. After excluding patients with confounding causes of cerebral damage, 67 asymptomatic patients underwent carotid computed tomography angiography (CTA), contrast-enhanced ultrasound and brain MRI. Number and quantitative measurement of volume of WMH were associated with history of resistant hypertension, degree of stenosis (Doppler) and presence of an ulcerated plaque at CTA (p?

SUBMITTER: Ammirati E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5585357 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature