Role of femoral artery ultrasound imaging in cardiovascular event risk prediction in a primary prevention cohort at a medium-term follow-up

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Kocyigit D., Gurses K. M., TAYDAŞ O., POKER A., ÖZER N., HAZIROLAN T., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.75, sa.5, ss.537-543, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 75 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2019.09.012
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.537-543
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Cardiovascular (CV) disease prevention guidelines have addressed how imaging may influence CV risk determined by established risk score systems in primary prevention. Nevertheless, data are lacking regarding the use of femoral artery ultrasonography for CV risk modification. Herein, we hypothesized that femoral artery plaque and its characteristics, as well as femoral intima-media thickness (fIMT) measurements, may predict major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).