Carotid Atherosclerosis is Associated with Middle Cerebral Artery Pulsatility Index.

Thea VigenHåkon Ihle-HansenMagnus N LyngbakkenTrygve BergeBente ThommessenHege Ihle-HansenEivind B OrstadSteve EngerHelge RøsjøArnljot TveitOle Morten Rønning

Published in: Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging (2019)

In a population-based sample of middle-aged adults, ultrasound-derived indices of carotid atherosclerosis were independently associated with MCA PI. However, the overall explained variance of MCA PI was low, suggesting other factors than atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk factors to play an important role for MCA PI.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular risk factors
middle cerebral artery
cardiovascular disease
middle aged
internal carotid artery
magnetic resonance imaging
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
computed tomography