Evaluation of the Association Between Carotid Intemia-Media Thickness and Myocardial Infarction | Biomedgrid

Background: The combined thickness of intima and media of carotid artery is associated with prevalence of cardiovascular disease. We studied the association between the thickness of carotid artery intima and media and the incidence of new myocardial infarction in person without clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease. Patients and Methods: This is case control study of 26 patients admitted to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction (case subject), and 26 patients without acute myocardial infarction (control subjects). All the participant underwent the standard examination and testing, as well as B - Mode ultrasound (US measurements of right and left common carotid artery IMT and internal carotid arteries IMT were made). Diabetic patients and those with peripheral vasculopathy and cerebral vasculopathy were excluded from the study. Result: The mean maximum IMT of the CCA, ICA were significantly higher in study group than among the control group (P =0.05, P = 0.002, respectively). Conclusion: Intima–media thickness of the common carotid and ICA as assessed by ultrasonography was significantly greater in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Keywords: Myocardial infarction; Intima-media thickness (IMT); Ultrasonography; Common carotid artery (CCA); Internal carotid artery (ICA)