Figure 1. Type III in the carotid duplex with TPA under the age-related cut-off.
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Original Article
Volume 8, Number 1, February 2017, pages 7-12
Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease in Symptomatic Subjects With Advanced Vascular Atherosclerosis of the Carotid Artery (Type III and IV b Findings Using Ultrasound)
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| PROCAM | TPA | Plaque thickness | Type ultrasound | Symptoms | RF | PTP | Diagnostics | Coronary result | Therapy | Exercise ECG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPA: total plaque area; FA: family history positive; DM: diabetes mellitus; HDL: HDL-cholesterol ≤ 40 mg/dL; LDL: LDL-cholesterol ≥ 180 mg/dL; AP: angina pectoris; coro: coronary angiogram; CT: computed tomography; HS: main stem; RF: risk factor; Nik: nicotine use; KHK: coronary heart disease; PTP: pretest probability; GE: vascular disease; ACS: acute coronary syndrome. | ||||||||||
| 2.23% | 192 | 4.6 | IV b | Dyspnea | LDL | Exercise ECG, coro | Smooth vessels | None | Negative | |
| 4.60% | 130 | 2.4 | IV b | Atypical AP | Nik, FA | 14% | Exercise ECG, coro | Smooth vessels | None | Negative |
| 35.32% | 161 | 2.4 | IV b | Atypical AP | DM, HDL | 49% | Exercise ECG, CT | Sclerosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 35.97% | 186 | 3.2 | IV b | Typical AP | Nik, LDL | 84% | Exercise ECG, CT | Sclerosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 39.91% | 136 | 2.1 | IV b | Atypical AP | Nik, HDL,LDL, FA | 38% | CT, coro | Sclerosis | Conservative | |
| 11.10% | 283 | 5.2 | IV b | Dyspnea | Nik | Exercise ECG, coro | Sclerosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 2.73% | 179 | 4.1 | IV b | Typical AP | Keine | 84% | Coro | Sclerosis | Conservative | |
| 27.31% | 166 | 4.7 | IV b | Dyspnea | Nik, LD, HDL, FA | CT | Sclerosis | Conservative | ||
| 8.92% | 134 | 3.1 | IV b | Typical AP | Keine | 84% | Exercise ECG, CT | Sclerosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 11.06% | 131 | 3.4 | IV b | Atypical AP | LDL,FA | Exercise ECG, CT | 30% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 32.82% | 192 | 3.1 | IV b | Atypical AP | Nik, FA | 49% | CT | 30% stenosis | Conservative | |
| 9.32% | 131 | 2.2 | IV b | Dyspnea | Nik | CT | 30% stenosis | Conservative | ||
| 16.26% | 133 | 3.3 | IV b | Dyspnea | Nik, HDL, FA | Exercise ECG, CT, coro | 30% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 4.00% | 128 | 3.5 | IV b | None | FA | Exercise ECG, CT | 30% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 44.18% | 120 | 2.3 | IV b | Typical AP | Nik, HDL, DM | 77% | Coro | 30% stenosis | Conservative | |
| 3.65% | 116 | 3.2 | IV b | Dyspnea | Nik, FA | CT | 30% stenosis | Conservative | ||
| 8.17% | 260 | 4.3 | IV b | Typical AP | HDL,FA | 77% | Exercise ECG, coro | 30-40% stenosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 31.00% | 119 | 3.7 | IV b | Dyspnea | LDL,FA | Exercise ECG, CT, coro | 40% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 4.22% | 196 | 3.6 | IV b | Dyspnea | Keine | Exercise ECG, CT | 50% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 36.90% | 185 | 2.4 | IV b | None | LDL, DM, FA | Exercise ECG, CT | 50% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 21.38% | 180 | 3.0 | IV b | Dyspnea | LDL, HDL | Exercise ECG, CT,coro | 50% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 8.32% | 127 | 4.2 | IV b | Dyspnea | LDL | Exercise ECG, coro | 50% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 9.38% | 130 | 2.3 | IV b | Typical AP | Nik. HDL, FA | 69% | Exercise ECG, coro | 50% stenosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 5.35% | 192 | 3.5 | IV b | Typical AP | Keine | 84% | Coro | 60% stenosis | Conservative | |
| 13.80% | 230 | 3.6 | IV b | Dyspnea | Nik, LDL, FA | Exercise ECG, coro | 60% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 6.40% | 238 | 4.4 | IV b | Typical AP | Nik, DM | 58% | Exercise ECG, coro | 60-70% stenosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 15.82% | 122 | 2.3 | IV b | Synkopen | LDL, HDL, Nik | Exercise ECG, CT, coro | 60-70% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 5.88% | 91 | 3.8 | III | None | FA | Exercise ECG, CT, coro | 70% stenosis | Conservative | Negative | |
| 3.95% | 131 | 2.2 | IV b | None | Keine | Exercise ECG, CT, MRT, coro | 70% stenosis | Stenting | Pathological | |
| 21.56% | 211 | 2.5 | IV b | Atypical AP | HDL, DM | 49% | Exercise ECG, CT, coro | 80% stenosis | Stenting | Negative |
| 18.93% | 130 | 2.3 | IV b | Atypical AP | LDL, FA | 49% | Exercise ECG, CT, coro | 80% stenosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 6.28% | 136 | 2.5 | IV b | Typical AP | Nik, LDL | 47% | Exercise ECG, coro | 80% stenosis | Stenting | Negative |
| 12.05% | 244 | 3.5 | IV b | Atypical AP | DM, FA | 28% | Exercise ECG, coro | 80% stenosis | conservative | Pathological |
| 18.07% | 184 | 3.2 | IV b | Typical AP | Nik, FA | 77% | Exercise ECG, coro | 90% stenosis | Conservative | Negative |
| 10.60% | 104 | 2.3 | IV b | Typical AP | FA, Nik | 69% | Exercise ECG, coro | 95% stenosis | Stenting | Negative |
| 12.13% | 166 | 2.8 | IV b | Typical AP | LDL, FA | 77% | Exercise ECG, coro | 98% stenosis | Stenting | Negative |
| 11.62% | 114 | 2.3 | IV b | Typical AP | LDL | 77% | Exercise ECG, coro | 100% stenosis | Stenting | Pathological |
| 11.29% | 320 | 4.3 | IV b | Dyspnea | HDL | Exercise ECG, coro | 100% stenosis | Stenting | Negative | |
| 5.76% | 282 | 3.4 | IV b | Typical AP | Keine | 84% | Coro | HS-stenosis | Bypass | |
| 10.14% | 145 | 2.8 | IV b | Typical AP | LDL, HDL | 77% | Exercise ECG, coro | HS-stenosis | Bypass | Pathological |