Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Atherosclerotic Plaques on Carotid Arteries in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Role of MDCT Angiography.
Jovica SaponjskiLjudmila StojanovichNatasa StanisavljevicAleksandra DjokovicRadisa H VojinovicSvetlana KocicSimon NikolicPredrag MaticBranka FilipovicVuk DjulejicVladan ColovicNikola BogosavljevicDejan AleksandricDejan KostićBiljana Georgievski-BrkicMiroslav MisovicNikola ColicDusan SaponjskiPublished in: Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Our study shows that subclinical manifestations of carotid artery lesions were more common in patients with APS. We came to the conclusion that MDCTA is an accurate diagnostic method because it is a safe method that provides us with a great quantity of accurate information about the characteristics of atheromatous plaques, which aids us in the further planning of treatment for patients with APS.