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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
700 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2012-01-31
2020-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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carotid thermal heterogeneity
Patients that have carotid thermal heterogeneity detected by MR
No interventions assigned to this group
no carotid thermal heterogeneity
Patients that DONT have carotid thermal heterogeneity detected by MR
No interventions assigned to this group
carotid artery disease
Patients with detected carotid artery disease by ultrasound
No interventions assigned to this group
no carotid artery disease
Patients with no carotid artery disease detected by ultrasound
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* History of vasculitis, intermittent inflammatory, infectious, or neoplastic conditions likely to be associated with an acute-phase response.
30 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Konstantinos Toutouzas
Associate Professor of Cardiology
Principal Investigators
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Konstantinos Toutouzas
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
First department of Cardiology, University of Athens Greece
Locations
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First Department of Cardiology, University of Athens, Medical School. Hippocratio Hospital
Athens, Attica, Greece
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Toutouzas K, Grassos H, Synetos A, Drakopoulou M, Tsiamis E, Moldovan C, Agrogiannis G, Patsouris E, Siores E, Stefanadis C. A new non-invasive method for detection of local inflammation in atherosclerotic plaques: experimental application of microwave radiometry. Atherosclerosis. 2011 Mar;215(1):82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.12.019. Epub 2010 Dec 23. No abstract available.
Toutouzas K, Benetos G, Drakopoulou M, Deligianni C, Spengos K, Stefanadis C, Siores E, Tousoulis D. Incremental predictive value of carotid inflammation in acute ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2015 Jan;46(1):272-4. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.007526. Epub 2014 Nov 4.
Toutouzas K, Benetos G, Drakopoulou M, Bounas P, Tsekoura D, Stathogiannis K, Koutagiar I, Aggeli C, Karanasos A, Panagiotakos D, Siores E, Stefanadis C. Insights from a thermography-based method suggesting higher carotid inflammation in patients with diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. Diabetes Metab. 2014 Dec;40(6):431-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2014.05.005. Epub 2014 Jun 26.
Toutouzas K, Benetos G, Drakopoulou M, Michelongona A, Nikolaou C, Masoura C, Stathogiannis K, Aggeli C, Tsiamis E, Siores E, Stefanadis C. Morphological and functional assessment of carotid plaques have similar predictive accuracy for coronary artery disease. Stroke. 2013 Sep;44(9):2607-9. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.002462. Epub 2013 Jul 25.
Toutouzas K, Benetos G, Oikonomou G, Barampoutis N, Koutagiar I, Galanakos S, Karmpalioti M, Drakopoulou M, Stathogiannis K, Bounas P, Gata V, Antoniadou F, Davlouros P, Alexopoulos D, Hahalis G, Siores E, Sfikakis PP, Tousoulis D. Increase in Carotid Temperature Heterogeneity Is Associated With Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Nov;11(11):e008292. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.118.008292. No abstract available.
Related Links
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Ippocration Hospital
University of Athens Medical School
Other Identifiers
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MRcar
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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