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URUSHIMATSU, Shoko
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Carotid artery stenting (CAS) was recommended for the treatment of severe carotid artery stenosis. One problem associated with CAS is cerebral infarction due to embolic events. Vulnerable plaque with bleeding and neovascularization is a risk factor for such events. Bleeding in plaque has been evaluated by ultrasonography and MRI. However, detection of neovascularization in plaque has not been established. We measured the intraplaque microcirculatory blood flow of 6 patients who underwent CAS with superb micro-vascular imaging (SMI). We compared the SMI signal and the embolic events following CAS. Case 3 had an SMI-positive signal with clear Doppler flow in the affected plaque; he subsequently showed plaque protrusion and asymptomatic embolic events. Another patient showed no Doppler signal. Doppler flow detected by SMI was found to be related to neovascularity of plaque. This finding might indicate the plaque vulnerability.
Subject
superb micro-vascular imaging
carotid artery stenosis
neovascularization
carotid artery stenting
Journal Title
Shimane Journal of Medical Science
Volume
37
Issue
4
Start Page
133
End Page
140
ISSN
03865959
ISSN(Online)
24332410
Published Date
2020-12
NCID
AA00841586
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Publisher
Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University
Publisher Aalternative
島根大学医学部
NII Type
Departmental Bulletin Paper
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