Carotid Plaque-Burden Scale and Outcomes. A Real Life Study

Carotid Plaque Clinical Trial

Official title: Carotid Plaque-Burden Scale and Outcomes. Improvements in Risk Stratification for Future Cardiovascular Disease by Adding to SCORE2. A Real Life Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Carotid ultrasonography has been proposed as a tool for prediction of future cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nevertheless, its role in clinical practice remains controversial.

Methods: The investigators analyse the incidence of CVD and mortality in a cohort of 1004 participants without preexisting CVD according to a simple plaque scale recorded in different segments of the carotid artery assess by ultrasound. A prognostic tool for CV events was development adding Carotid Plaque-Burden (CPB) scale to the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE2) table (CPB- SCORE2 scale).

Clinical Trial Description

Based in number of plaques and stenosis a simple plaque scale was recorded in different segments of carotid artery, involving a cohort of 1004 participants with vascular risk factors. Outcomes were recorded during 14 years. A prognostic tool for CV events was development adding simple Carotid Plaque-Burden (CPB) scale to the SCORE2 table (CPB- SCORE2 scale). ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Atheroscleroses, Cerebral
• Atherosclerosis
• Carotid Plaque
• Intracranial Arteriosclerosis

• NCT number: NCT06187532
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Fundación para la Formación e Investigación de los Profesionales de la Salud de Extremadura
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 2, 2000
• Completion date: December 7, 2023