Associations of Carotid Intima‐Media Thickness and Plaque Heterogeneity With the Risks of Stroke Subtypes and Coronary Artery Disease in the Japanese General Population: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 9; no. 19; p. e017020
• Main Authors: Shimoda, Saeko, Kitamura, Akihiko, Imano, Hironori, Cui, Renzhe, Muraki, Isao, Yamagishi, Kazumasa, Umesawa, Mitsumasa, Sankai, Tomoko, Hayama‐Terada, Mina, Kubota, Yasuhiko, Shimizu, Yuji, Okada, Takeo, Kiyama, Masahiko, Iso, Hiroyasu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 20.10.2020; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness - adverse effects; Carotid Intima-Media Thickness - statistics & numerical data; carotid intima‐media thickness; Carotid Stenosis - complications; Carotid Stenosis - epidemiology; coronary artery disease; Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology; Coronary Artery Disease - etiology; Female; Hemorrhagic Stroke - epidemiology; Hemorrhagic Stroke - etiology; Humans; Ischemic Stroke - epidemiology; Ischemic Stroke - etiology; Japan - epidemiology; lacunar infarct; Male; Middle Aged; Original Research; plaque; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; stroke; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - etiology; Japan; coronary artery disease; plaque; carotid intima‐media thickness; stroke; lacunar infarct
• ISSN: 2047-9980; 2047-9980
• DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.120.017020

Background Evidence on the associations of carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque characteristics with stroke subtypes and coronary artery disease risks in Asians is limited. This study investigated these associations in the Japanese general population. Methods and Results Maximum intima-...