Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Techniques to stratify subgroups of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease are urgently needed to guide decisions on optimal treatment. Reliance on estimates of % luminal stenosis has not been effective, perhaps because that approach entirely dis...
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doaj-ad8528781a6b40b29bea329040256f352021-03-04T12:41:29ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01127e018166810.1371/journal.pone.0181668Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.Mohammad AlkhalilLuca BiasiolliJoshua T ChaiFrancesca GalassiLinqing LiChristopher DarbyAlison HallidayLinda HandsTimothy MageeJeremy PerkinsEd SidesoPeter JezzardMatthew D RobsonAshok HandaRobin P Choudhury<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Techniques to stratify subgroups of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease are urgently needed to guide decisions on optimal treatment. Reliance on estimates of % luminal stenosis has not been effective, perhaps because that approach entirely disregards potentially important information on the pathological process in the wall of the artery.<h4>Methods</h4>Since plaque lipid is a key determinant of plaque behaviour we used a newly validated, high-sensitivity T2-mapping MR technique for a systematic survey of the quantity and distribution of plaque lipid in patients undergoing endarterectomy. Lipid percentage was quantified in 50 carotid endarterectomy patients. Lipid distribution was tested, using two imaging indices (contribution of the largest lipid deposit towards total lipid (LLD %) and a newly-developed LAI 'lipid aggregation index').<h4>Results</h4>The bifurcation contained maximal lipid volume. Lipid percentage was higher in symptomatic vs. asymptomatic patients with degree of stenosis (DS ≥ 50%) and in the total cohort (P = 0.013 and P = 0.005, respectively). Both LLD % and LAI was higher in symptomatic patients (P = 0.028 and P = 0.018, respectively), suggesting that for a given plaque lipid volume, coalesced deposits were more likely to be associated with symptomatic events. There was no correlation between plaque volume or lipid content and degree of luminal stenosis measured on ultrasound duplex (r = -0.09, P = 0.53 and r = -0.05, P = 0.75), respectively. However, there was a strong correlation in lipid between left and right carotid arteries (r = 0.5, P <0.0001, respectively).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Plaque lipid content and distribution is associated with symptomatic status of the carotid plaque. Importantly, plaque lipid content was not related to the degree of luminal stenosis assessed by ultrasound. Determination of plaque lipid content may prove useful for stratification of asymptomatic patients, including selection of optimal invasive treatments.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181668 |
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Mohammad Alkhalil Luca Biasiolli Joshua T Chai Francesca Galassi Linqing Li Christopher Darby Alison Halliday Linda Hands Timothy Magee Jeremy Perkins Ed Sideso Peter Jezzard Matthew D Robson Ashok Handa Robin P Choudhury |
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Mohammad Alkhalil Luca Biasiolli Joshua T Chai Francesca Galassi Linqing Li Christopher Darby Alison Halliday Linda Hands Timothy Magee Jeremy Perkins Ed Sideso Peter Jezzard Matthew D Robson Ashok Handa Robin P Choudhury Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. PLoS ONE |
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Mohammad Alkhalil Luca Biasiolli Joshua T Chai Francesca Galassi Linqing Li Christopher Darby Alison Halliday Linda Hands Timothy Magee Jeremy Perkins Ed Sideso Peter Jezzard Matthew D Robson Ashok Handa Robin P Choudhury |
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Mohammad Alkhalil |
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Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. |
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Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. |
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Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. |
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Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. |
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Quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance T2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. |
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quantification of carotid plaque lipid content with magnetic resonance t2 mapping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. |
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1932-6203 |
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2017-01-01 |
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<h4>Background and purpose</h4>Techniques to stratify subgroups of patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease are urgently needed to guide decisions on optimal treatment. Reliance on estimates of % luminal stenosis has not been effective, perhaps because that approach entirely disregards potentially important information on the pathological process in the wall of the artery.<h4>Methods</h4>Since plaque lipid is a key determinant of plaque behaviour we used a newly validated, high-sensitivity T2-mapping MR technique for a systematic survey of the quantity and distribution of plaque lipid in patients undergoing endarterectomy. Lipid percentage was quantified in 50 carotid endarterectomy patients. Lipid distribution was tested, using two imaging indices (contribution of the largest lipid deposit towards total lipid (LLD %) and a newly-developed LAI 'lipid aggregation index').<h4>Results</h4>The bifurcation contained maximal lipid volume. Lipid percentage was higher in symptomatic vs. asymptomatic patients with degree of stenosis (DS ≥ 50%) and in the total cohort (P = 0.013 and P = 0.005, respectively). Both LLD % and LAI was higher in symptomatic patients (P = 0.028 and P = 0.018, respectively), suggesting that for a given plaque lipid volume, coalesced deposits were more likely to be associated with symptomatic events. There was no correlation between plaque volume or lipid content and degree of luminal stenosis measured on ultrasound duplex (r = -0.09, P = 0.53 and r = -0.05, P = 0.75), respectively. However, there was a strong correlation in lipid between left and right carotid arteries (r = 0.5, P <0.0001, respectively).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Plaque lipid content and distribution is associated with symptomatic status of the carotid plaque. Importantly, plaque lipid content was not related to the degree of luminal stenosis assessed by ultrasound. Determination of plaque lipid content may prove useful for stratification of asymptomatic patients, including selection of optimal invasive treatments. |
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