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- The study investigated the prevalence of calcified atheromas in the carotid arteries of patients with liver cirrhosis compared to healthy individuals using panoramic radiographs.
- A case-control study included 67 liver cirrhosis patients and 67 matched healthy controls, with findings showing that 19.4% of cirrhotic patients had calcified atheromas versus 5.9% in the healthy group.
- Results indicated that cirrhotic patients are 3.72 times more likely to have these atheromas, and having kidney issues further increases this risk by 18.58 times.
Article Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of calcified atheromas in carotid arteries (CACA) on panoramic radiographs of patients with liver cirrhosis (LC).
Methods And Results: A case-control study of 67 individuals with LC (case group) and 67 healthy individuals (control group), matched by gender and age, was performed. In addition to demographic information, data on LC were also collected for the case group. Panoramic radiographs were evaluated by two previously calibrated examiners. The sample consisted predominantly of male individuals (n = 50; 74.62%), with mean age of 55 years old. In the case group, the mean value for the model of end-stage liver disease was 16, and the major aetiology of LC was alcoholism (n = 26; 38.8%). Thirteen (19.4%) LC patients had CACA, whereas only four (5.9%) healthy patients had this condition. LC patients are 3.72 times more likely to have CACA compared to healthy individuals (P = .02). The presence of nephropathies increases the risk of development of atheromas by 18.58 times in cirrhotic individuals (P = .04).
Conclusions: Cirrhotic patients are more likely to have CACA compared to healthy patients, and this risk increases significantly when kidney disease is involved.
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