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  • Title: Race-specific relationships between coronary and carotid artery calcification and carotid intimal medial thickness.
    Author: Wagenknecht LE, Langefeld CD, Carr JJ, Riley W, Freedman BI, Moossavi S, Bowden DW.
    Journal: Stroke; 2004 May; 35(5):e97-9. PubMed ID: 15073382.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Calcified arterial plaque has been proposed as a subclinical marker of atherosclerosis. We compared it to a well-validated surrogate--carotid intimal medial thickness (IMT). METHODS: Calcified arterial plaque was measured in 2 vascular beds (coronary and carotid) by computed tomography, and common carotid artery IMT was measured by B-mode ultrasonography, in 438 participants. RESULTS: Calcium was positively associated with IMT (r=0.36 for coronary and r=0.45 for carotid, both P<0.0001). Correlations were attenuated with adjustment for age, sex, and diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: Calcified plaque in the coronary and carotid arteries is moderately associated with subclinical atherosclerosis.
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