Chinese Atherosclerosis Risk Evaluation(CARE II)study:a novel cross-sectional,multicentre study of the prevalence of high-risk atherosclerotic carotid plaque in Chinese patients with ischaemic cerebrovascular events-design and rationale  

作　　者：Xihai Zhao Rui Li Daniel S Hippe Thomas S Hatsukami Chun Yuan CARE-II Investigators 

机构地区：[1]Department of Biomedical Engineering,Center for Biomedical Imaging Research,Tsinghua University School of Medicine,Beijing,China [2]Department of Radiology,University of Washington,Seattle,Washington,USA [3]Department of Surgery,University of Washington,Seattle,Washington,USA [4]不详

出　　处：《Stroke & Vascular Neurology》2017年第1期15-20,共6页卒中与血管神经病学（英文）

基　　金：grants of Natural Science Foundation of China(81271536,61271132 and 81361120402);Philips Healthcare.

摘　　要：Background:Carotid atherosclerotic plaque is identified as one of the main sources of ischaemic stroke.However,the prevalence of carotid high-risk atherosclerotic plaque in Chinese patients with ischaemic cerebrovascular events has been inconsistently reported and needs to be investigated in a large population.Objectives:The primary objective of CARE II study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of high-risk features of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries in Chinese patients with recent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemia attack(TIA).The relationship between carotid plaque features and cerebral infarcts,the differences of carotid plaque patterns among different regions of China and the gender specific characteristics of carotid plaque will be also determined.Study design:The CARE II study will enrol 1000 patients with recent ischaemic stroke or TIA and carotid plaque from 13 hospitals and medical centres across China.In this cross-sectional,non-randomised,observational,multicentre study,all patients will undergo carotid artery MRI of bilateral carotid arteries and routine brain MRI with standardised protocols.The MRI will be interpreted at core reading centres to evaluate the characteristics of morphology and compositions of carotid plaque.Conclusions:This is a cross-sectional,multicentre study to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of high-risk atherosclerotic carotid plaque in Chinese patients with stroke and TIA by using high-resolution MRI of vessel wall.This trial is sufficiently powered to demonstrate the prevalence of carotid high-risk plaque and to explore regional differences in Chinese patients who suffered stroke.

关 键 词：PREVALENCE CAROTID patients 

分 类 号：R74[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]