Clinical InvestigationsCarotid Plaque Imaging and Coronary Artery DiseaseAssociation between Carotid Intraplaque Neovascularization Detected by Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound and the Progression of Coronary Lesions in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Carotid Plaque Imaging and Coronary Artery Disease
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Keywords
Carotid plaque
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Coronary artery disease
Intraplaque neovascularization
Progression of coronary lesions
Abbreviations
AUC
Area under the curve
CAD
Coronary artery disease
CAG
Coronary angiography
CEUS
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound
IPN
Intraplaque neovascularization
ISR
In-stent restenosis
MPH
Maximum plaque height
N-PRO
Nonprogression
PCI
Percutaneous coronary intervention
PRO
Progression
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Conflicts of interest: None.
Drs. Han and Ren contributed equally to this work.
2022 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of the American Society of Echocardiography.