Elevated C-Reactive Protein Is Associated with an Increased Intima to Media Thickness of the Common Carotid Artery

2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerstin Winbeck ◽  
Christian Kukla ◽  
Holger Poppert ◽  
Jürgen Klingelhöfer ◽  
Bastian Conrad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Common Carotid Artery ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Media Thickness ◽  
The Common

Increased levels of C-reactive protein in hypothyroid patients and its correlation with arterial stiffness in the common carotid artery

2007 ◽  
Vol 61 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshiki Nagasaki ◽  
Masaaki Inaba ◽  
Kumi Shirakawa ◽  
Yoshikazu Hiura ◽  
Hideki Tahara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Common Carotid Artery ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
The Common ◽  
Hypothyroid Patients

scholarly journals Increased intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery in hypercholesterolemic children.

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1075-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Pauciullo ◽  
A Iannuzzi ◽  
R Sartorio ◽  
C Irace ◽  
G Covetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Common Carotid Artery ◽  
Intima Media Thickness ◽  
Media Thickness ◽  
The Common

scholarly journals Stroke as the Sole Manifestation of Takayasu Arteritis in a 15-Year-Old Boy with Latent Tuberculosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Espen Benjaminsen ◽  
Anne Reigstad ◽  
Vanja Cengija ◽  
Vibke Lilleby ◽  
Maria Carlsson
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Takayasu Arteritis ◽  
Common Carotid Artery ◽  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
The Right

Introduction. Takayasu arteritis is a rare disease affecting the aorta and its main branches, causing arterial claudication and end-organ ischemia, including stroke. The etiology is unknown but is believed to be autoimmune. An association between Takayasu arteritis and tuberculosis has been suggested, but the possible relation is unclear.Case Presentation. A 15-year-old Somali boy was diagnosed with latent tuberculosis. He had a lesion in the right lung, and both the tuberculin skin test by the Mantoux method and Quantiferon GOLD test turned out positive. After he suffered a cerebral infarct in the right hemisphere, childhood Takayasu arteritis was diagnosed. The diagnosis was based on diagnostic imaging showing a high-grade stenosis of the origin of the right common carotid artery, an occluded common carotid artery on the left side, a circumferential thickening of the vessel walls in the right and left common carotid artery, and laboratory findings with elevated C-reactive protein.Conclusion. Takayasu arteritis is an uncommon cause of stroke. It should however be kept in mind as a cause of cerebrovascular disease, especially in the young.

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