B-flow imaging estimation of carotid and femoral atherosclerotic plaques: vessel walls rheological damage or strong predictor of cardiovascular mortality in chronic dialysis patients

Abstract

Carotid and femoral plaques are strong independent predictors of CV mortality in CHPs. The HR risk of femoral artery plaques is more predictable than HR risk of carotid artery plaques.

Prognostic significance of carotid plaque presence in peritoneal dialysis patients and its association with the apolipoprotein B/apolipoprotein A1 ratio

“…They found that carotid plaque score was a highly significant predictor for CVEs and all‐cause mortality. Another study among 101 chronic HD patients with 4 years of follow‐up period identified carotid plaque was a strong independent predictor of CV mortality 18 . No literatures have reported similar studies on PD patients yet.…”

“…Another study among 101 chronic HD patients with 4 years of follow-up period identified carotid plaque was a strong independent predictor of CV mortality. 18 Most dyslipidemia can result in a high risk of atherosclerotic disease in the general population. 19,20 It has been well reported that apolipoproteins play an important part in the process.…”

B-Flow imaging of the placenta: A feasibility study

“…Other studies have shown capability of B-Flow to visualize intravascular flow in various arteries. 21,22 In terms of perfusion, Andrioli and Valcavi 23 have shown in their study in thyroid nodules that B-Flow imaging was better able to suppress unwanted signals in thyroid nodules and boost weak signals from blood vessels to show the completeness of ablation in these nodules. Matsumoto et al.…”

Grading of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction with Preserved Systolic Function by the 2016 American Society of Echocardiography/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging Recommendations Contributes to Predicting Cardiovascular Events in Hemodialysis Patients

“…In the present study, the DD classification of the four variables for identifying DD by the ASE/EACVI recommendations correlated with MACE. Avramovski et al[23] identified PS as an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients. A correlation was noted between PS and LV hypertrophy in hemodialysis patients [24].…”