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ArticleVascular medicine (London, England)2025

Cardiovascular risk associated with carotid bifurcation plaques producing < 50% stenosis and its modulation by presence of common femoral plaques: A cohort study.

Andrew N Nicolaides, Andrie G Panayiotou, Maura Griffin, Theodosis Tyllis, Dawn Bond, Niki Georgiou, Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Costantinos Avraamides, Luca Saba, Elena Critselis and 7 more

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Andrew N NicolaidesVascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID 0000-0003-3912-7394
Andrie G PanayiotouDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Maura GriffinVascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Theodosis TyllisVascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Dawn BondVascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Niki GeorgiouVascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Efthyvoulos KyriacouDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Costantinos AvraamidesThe Cyprus Institute of Cardiology, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Luca SabaDepartment of Radiology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Elena CritselisDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Christiana DemetriouDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Despo IerodiakonouDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Annalisa QuattrocchiDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Pascale SalamehDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Eleni L TolmaDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Christos VarounisDepartment of Primary Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Richard M MartinPopulation Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK.

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Abstract

backgroundThe aims were to determine the 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in individuals free from ASCVD (a) in the presence of carotid bifurcation plaques (CBP) < 3-mm thick and ⩾ 3 mm in comparison to a normal vessel wall and (b) the risk modulation in the presence or absence of additional common femoral bifurcations with plaques (CFBP) in a cohort study.MethodsA total of 1000 subjects aged 58.4 ± 10.5 years, free from ASCVD, were followed up for 15.2 ± 4.9 years (mean ± SD). The primary endpoint was a composite of first time fatal or nonfatal 10-year ASCVD events.ResultsThe 10-year risk of ASCVD was 6% in the absence of carotid plaques; 10% in the presence of unilateral and 23% in the presence of bilateral < 3-mm plaques (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.65 [95% CI 1.11-2.47] and 2.03 [95% CI 1.32-3.00], respectively); and 29% for unilateral and 63% for bilateral 3-5 mm plaques (adjusted HR 2.40 [95% CI 1.41-4.09] and 3.78 [95% CI 1.77-8.06], respectively). In those with unilateral or bilateral < 3-mm CBP in the presence of two CFBP, the 10-year risk of ASCVD was 26% and 37% (adjusted HR 3.01 [95% CI 1.38-6.58] and 2.52 [95% CI 1.55-4.10], respectively). The 10-year risk was 2% in those without CBP or CFBP and 26% in those with two CFBP only.ConclusionsThe presence of a < 3-mm CBP may be associated with a significant ASCVD risk, especially if bilateral. This risk is better defined by the additional presence or absence of two CFBPs.

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Carotid StenosisFemoral ArteryPeripheral Arterial DiseasePlaque, AtheroscleroticAgedFemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime Factorsatherosclerosiscardiovascular diseasecardiovascular riskcarotid artery diseaseduplex ultrasoundrisk stratificationvascular imaging/diagnostics

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PMCPMC12569108

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