This multicenter study involved 5 hospitals (Changhai Hospital; Yueyang Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Gongli Hospital; Putuo Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; No. 904 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force Wuxi). The study enrolled 3637 patients with coronary atherosclerosis who were confirmed by coronary angiography from January 2017 through December 2018.
Patients with coronary atherosclerosis who were confirmed by coronary angiography were eligible for the study. Carotid ultrasonography was simultaneously performed, and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), maximum thickness and length of all plaques were measured.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,637
No. 904 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Changhai Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Gongli Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Putuo Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Major adverse cardiovascular events
A composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke
Time frame: 3 years
Incident cardiovascular events
A composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and unplanned coronary artery revascularization
Time frame: 3 years
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Yueyang Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China