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Comparison of carotid intima-media thickness in patients with stable angina pectoris versus patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Demircan S, Tekin A, Tekin G, Topçu S, Yiğit F, Erol T, Katircibaşi T, Sezgin AT, Baltali M, Ozin B, Müderrisoğlu H

The Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Başkent University, Adana, Turkey. senoldemircan@superonline.com

In this study, we found that carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was significantly increased and carotid artery atherosclerotic plaques were detected more frequently in patients who had early-onset coronary artery disease compared with control subjects (0.73 +/- 0.10 vs 0.60 +/- 0.10 mm, p <0.001, and 40% vs 11%, p <0.001, respectively). Further, patients who had coronary artery disease and presented with an acute coronary syndrome were found to have significantly increased carotid IMT compared with patients who had stable angina pectoris (0.76 +/- 0.10 vs 0.70 +/- 0.10 mm, p <0.05). The IMT was greater in the patients who had acute coronary syndrome than in those who had stable angina pectoris.

Published 29 August 2005 in Am J Cardiol, 96(5): 643-4.
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