ABSTRACT NUMBER: ESOC2026A1620 ETHNIC VARIATIONS IN CAROTID ARTERY CHARACTERISTICS AND PLAQUE FEATURES UNDERLYING DIFFERENTIAL CARDIOVASCULAR RISK: EVIDENCE FROM THE MESA COHORT
Nishita Singh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Preethi Srikanthan, Tamara Horwich, Karol Watson · 2026
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Nishita Singh and co-authors present a conference report, published in 2026, on neck artery traits across ethnic groups in the United States. The carotid arteries feed the brain, and their wall thickness, stiffness, and plaque makeup vary by group. The team asked whether those traits predict heart attacks and strokes equally in each group.
They studied 4,716 adults from a multi-ethnic cohort, using ultrasound for all and detailed scans for some, with about ten years of follow-up. African American participants had thicker, stiffer artery walls than others. Event rates differed by group, and in Hispanic participants several wall traits clearly predicted later events. Links in other groups were weaker or mixed. The authors argue that risk tools built on one group may misread risk in another.
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| CREATOR | Nishita Singh, Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini, Preethi Srikanthan, Tamara Horwich, Karol Watson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |