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ArticleWorld journal of emergency medicine2017

Comparison of ultrasound-measured properties of the common carotid artery to tobacco smoke exposure in a cohort of Indonesian patients.

Allen R Yu, Bima Hasjim, Luke E Yu, Christopher Gabriel, Alexander Anshus, Jonathan B Lee, Michael J Louthan, Esther C Kim, Katrina Lee, Christina Tse and 6 more

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Article in World journal of emergency medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Allen R YuSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Bima HasjimSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Luke E YuSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Christopher GabrielSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Alexander AnshusSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Jonathan B LeeSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Michael J LouthanSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Esther C KimSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Katrina LeeSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Christina TseSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Thomas KeownSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Shadi LahhamDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Maili AlvaradoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Steven BunchDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Abdulatif GariDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
J Christian FoxSchool of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, USA.
University of California, Irvine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this study was to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to investigate the relationship between tobacco smoke exposure and the characteristics of the common carotid artery (CCA). The effect of both primary and secondary smoking on CCA properties was evaluated.

methodsWe performed a prospective cross-sectional study across 20 primary care clinics in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia in July 2016. Point of care ultrasound was performed on a convenience sample of Indonesian patients presenting to clinic. The CCA wall stiffness and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) were measured during diastole and systole. These measurements were correlated with smoke exposure and cardiovascular disease.

resultsWe enrolled 663 patients in the study, with 426 patients enrolled in the smoking category and 237 patients enrolled in the second-hand smoke category. There was an overall positive correlation with the measured lifestyle factors and the ultrasound-measured variables in the group of individuals who smoked. For all variables, age seemed to contribute the most out of all of the lifestyle factors for the positive changes in CIMT and CCA wall stiffness.

conclusionOur data yielded correlations between CCA properties and cardiovascular risk, as well as between CIMT and arterial stiffness. We were also able to demonstrate an increase in thickness of the CIMT in patients who have been exposed by tobacco through the use of ultrasound. Further large scale studies comparing patients with multiple cardiac risk factors need to be performed to confirm the utility of ultrasound findings of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

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Carotid artery thicknessIndonesiaIntimal thicknessPoint of care ultrasound

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PMID28680513
PMCPMC5496824
OpenAlexW2730420413

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