Open AccessDoppler Ultrasound Monitoring of Echogenicity in Asymptomatic Subcritical Carotid Stenosis and Assessment of Response to Oral Supplementation of Vitamin K2 (PLAK2 Randomized Controlled Trial)
Author(s) -
Yamume Tshomba,
Domenico Baccellieri,
Niccolò Carta,
Giuseppe Cilli,
Vincenzo Ardita,
Luca Apruzzi,
Diletta Loschi,
Andrea Kahlberg,
Luca Bertoglio,
Renata Castellano,
Elisa Simonini,
Felicita Andreotti,
Roberto Chiesa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diagnostics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 2075-4418
DOI - 10.3390/diagnostics11020229
Subject(s) - medicine , echogenicity , asymptomatic , stenosis , randomized controlled trial , ultrasound , confidence interval , surgery , cardiology , radiology
Plaque composition may predict the evolution of carotid artery stenosis rather than its sole extent. The grey scale median (GSM) value is a reproducible and standardized value to report plaque echogenicity as an indirect measure of its composition. We monitored plaque composition in asymptomatic subcritical carotid stenosis and evaluated the effect of an oral modulating calcification factor (vitamin K2).