Adel Alzahrani

Association Between Cigarette Smoking and Carotid Plaque Stiffness Assessed Using Ultrasound Shear-Wave Elastography

Background: Cigarette smoking alters carotid plaque composition. Two-dimensional ultrasound shear-wave elastography (2D-SWE) is a promising non-invasive imaging technique for quantifying plaque stiffness. This prospective study aimed to determine whether carotid plaque stiffness...