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Arterial Diseases, Common Carotid

MedGen UID:
148212
•Concept ID:
C0750987
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Common Carotid Artery Disease; Common Carotid Artery Diseases

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
AbuRahma AF, Avgerinos ED, Chang RW, Darling RC 3rd, Duncan AA, Forbes TL, Malas MB, Murad MH, Perler BA, Powell RJ, Rockman CB, Zhou W
J Vasc Surg 2022 Jan;75(1S):4S-22S. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.073. PMID: 34153348
Ultrasound assessment of carotid arteries: Current concepts, methodologies, diagnostic criteria, and technological advancements.
Murray CSG, Nahar T, Kalashyan H, Becher H, Nanda NC
Echocardiography 2018 Dec;35(12):2079-2091. doi: 10.1111/echo.14197. PMID: 30506607
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery.
Duceppe E, Parlow J, MacDonald P, Lyons K, McMullen M, Srinathan S, Graham M, Tandon V, Styles K, Bessissow A, Sessler DI, Bryson G, Devereaux PJ
Can J Cardiol 2017 Jan;33(1):17-32. Epub 2016 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.09.008. PMID: 27865641

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Carotid Ultrasound.
Scoutt LM, Gunabushanam G
Radiol Clin North Am 2019 May;57(3):501-518. Epub 2019 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.01.008. PMID: 30928074
Common Carotid Artery Calcification Impacts on Cognitive Function in Older Patients.
Di Daniele N, Celotto R, Alunni Fegatelli D, Gabriele M, Rovella V, Scuteri A
High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2019 Apr;26(2):127-134. Epub 2019 Feb 18 doi: 10.1007/s40292-019-00301-z. PMID: 30779026
Arterial Stiffness as a Biomarker of Radiation-Induced Carotid Atherosclerosis.
Gujral DM, Shah BN, Chahal NS, Bhattacharyya S, Senior R, Harrington KJ, Nutting CM
Angiology 2016 Mar;67(3):266-71. Epub 2015 Jun 4 doi: 10.1177/0003319715589520. PMID: 26045515
Gender and outcomes of carotid artery interventions.
Hedayati N, Humphries MD, Zhou W
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2014 Feb;48(2):99-105. Epub 2013 Dec 16 doi: 10.1177/1538574413510978. PMID: 24347281
Carotid blowout.
Dixon L, Warriner D
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2012 Jul;73(7):C98-100. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2012.73.sup7.c98. PMID: 22875399

Diagnosis

Carotid Ultrasound.
Scoutt LM, Gunabushanam G
Radiol Clin North Am 2019 May;57(3):501-518. Epub 2019 Feb 22 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2019.01.008. PMID: 30928074
Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
Malhotra K, Goyal N, Tsivgoulis G
Curr Atheroscler Rep 2017 Aug 31;19(10):41. doi: 10.1007/s11883-017-0677-7. PMID: 28861849
Carotid artery disease.
Ratchford EV, Evans NS
Vasc Med 2014 Dec;19(6):512-5. Epub 2014 Oct 31 doi: 10.1177/1358863X14557722. PMID: 25362109
Gender and outcomes of carotid artery interventions.
Hedayati N, Humphries MD, Zhou W
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2014 Feb;48(2):99-105. Epub 2013 Dec 16 doi: 10.1177/1538574413510978. PMID: 24347281
Cervical artery dissections.
Leys D, Lucas C, Gobert M, Deklunder G, Pruvo JP
Eur Neurol 1997;37(1):3-12. doi: 10.1159/000117396. PMID: 9018025

Therapy

Carotid artery stenting.
Roffi M, Kulcsár Z, Carrera E, Cremonesi A
Heart 2016 Jul 1;102(13):1059-69. Epub 2016 Mar 4 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307638. PMID: 26944655
Gender and outcomes of carotid artery interventions.
Hedayati N, Humphries MD, Zhou W
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2014 Feb;48(2):99-105. Epub 2013 Dec 16 doi: 10.1177/1538574413510978. PMID: 24347281
Do less harm.
Albuquerque FC
J Neurointerv Surg 2012 May;4(3):155. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010324. PMID: 22491508
Dissections of brain-supplying arteries.
Caplan LR
Nat Clin Pract Neurol 2008 Jan;4(1):34-42. doi: 10.1038/ncpneuro0683. PMID: 18199995
Cervical artery dissections.
Leys D, Lucas C, Gobert M, Deklunder G, Pruvo JP
Eur Neurol 1997;37(1):3-12. doi: 10.1159/000117396. PMID: 9018025

Prognosis

Intracerebral hematoma expansion and intracranial internal carotid artery calcifications.
Pektezel MY, Arsava EM, Gocmen R, Topcuoglu MA
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021 Jan;200:106361. Epub 2020 Nov 12 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106361. PMID: 33243699
Arterial Stiffness as a Biomarker of Radiation-Induced Carotid Atherosclerosis.
Gujral DM, Shah BN, Chahal NS, Bhattacharyya S, Senior R, Harrington KJ, Nutting CM
Angiology 2016 Mar;67(3):266-71. Epub 2015 Jun 4 doi: 10.1177/0003319715589520. PMID: 26045515
Contemporary management of fibromuscular dysplasia.
Olin JW, Pierce M
Curr Opin Cardiol 2008 Nov;23(6):527-36. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328313119a. PMID: 18830066
Cervical artery dissections.
Leys D, Lucas C, Gobert M, Deklunder G, Pruvo JP
Eur Neurol 1997;37(1):3-12. doi: 10.1159/000117396. PMID: 9018025
Ultrasound in the study of atherosclerosis.
Strandness DE Jr
Ultrasound Med Biol 1986 Jun;12(6):453-64. doi: 10.1016/0301-5629(86)90217-6. PMID: 3523920

Clinical prediction guides

Carotid Plaque-RADS: A Novel Stroke Risk Classification System.
Saba L, Cau R, Murgia A, Nicolaides AN, Wintermark M, Castillo M, Staub D, Kakkos SK, Yang Q, Paraskevas KI, Yuan C, Edjlali M, Sanfilippo R, Hendrikse J, Johansson E, Mossa-Basha M, Balu N, Dichgans M, Saloner D, Bos D, Jager HR, Naylor R, Faa G, Suri JS, Costello J, Auer DP, Mcnally JS, Bonati LH, Nardi V, van der Lugt A, Griffin M, Wasserman BA, Kooi ME, Gillard J, Lanzino G, Mikhailidis DP, Mandell DM, Benson JC, van Dam-Nolen DHK, Kopczak A, Song JW, Gupta A, DeMarco JK, Chaturvedi S, Virmani R, Hatsukami TS, Brown M, Moody AR, Libby P, Schindler A, Saam T
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2024 Jan;17(1):62-75. Epub 2023 Oct 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.09.005. PMID: 37823860
Imaging biomarkers of vulnerable carotid plaques for stroke risk prediction and their potential clinical implications.
Saba L, Saam T, Jäger HR, Yuan C, Hatsukami TS, Saloner D, Wasserman BA, Bonati LH, Wintermark M
Lancet Neurol 2019 Jun;18(6):559-572. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(19)30035-3. PMID: 30954372
Imaging of high-risk carotid plaques: ultrasound.
Cires-Drouet RS, Mozafarian M, Ali A, Sikdar S, Lal BK
Semin Vasc Surg 2017 Mar;30(1):44-53. Epub 2017 Apr 27 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2017.04.010. PMID: 28818258
High-risk carotid plaque: lessons learned from histopathology.
Kolodgie FD, Yahagi K, Mori H, Romero ME, Trout HH Rd, Finn AV, Virmani R
Semin Vasc Surg 2017 Mar;30(1):31-43. Epub 2017 Apr 27 doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2017.04.008. PMID: 28818257
Advanced MRI for carotid plaque imaging.
Singh N, Moody AR, Roifman I, Bluemke DA, Zavodni AE
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2016 Jan;32(1):83-9. Epub 2015 Aug 21 doi: 10.1007/s10554-015-0743-6. PMID: 26293362Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines for management of extracranial cerebrovascular disease.
AbuRahma AF, Avgerinos ED, Chang RW, Darling RC 3rd, Duncan AA, Forbes TL, Malas MB, Murad MH, Perler BA, Powell RJ, Rockman CB, Zhou W
J Vasc Surg 2022 Jan;75(1S):4S-22S. Epub 2021 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.04.073. PMID: 34153348
Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis.
Rerkasem A, Orrapin S, Howard DP, Rerkasem K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Sep 12;9(9):CD001081. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001081.pub4. PMID: 32918282Free PMC Article
Global and regional prevalence, burden, and risk factors for carotid atherosclerosis: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and modelling study.
Song P, Fang Z, Wang H, Cai Y, Rahimi K, Zhu Y, Fowkes FGR, Fowkes FJI, Rudan I
Lancet Glob Health 2020 May;8(5):e721-e729. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30117-0. PMID: 32353319
Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis.
Orrapin S, Rerkasem K
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jun 7;6(6):CD001081. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001081.pub3. PMID: 28590505Free PMC Article
Exercise and carotid atherosclerosis.
Kadoglou NP, Iliadis F, Liapis CD
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008 Mar;35(3):264-72. Epub 2007 Nov 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.08.022. PMID: 17988901

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