Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate carotid morphology with Ultrasound (US) and arterial stiffness with Shear Wave Elastography (SWE) in TA patients and to compare results with disease activity. We searched clinical archive and found that 41 TA patients with carotid involvement had carotid US and SWE screening. Patients (n:22) with confounding factors that could affect the carotid wall were excluded. Nineteen cases that meet the inclusion criteria and 19 healthy control cases age-sex matched were compared. We evaluated right and left common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) with B-Mode US and wall stiffness with SWE. We also investigate a relationship between disease activation and arterial stiffness. Carotid artery IMT was significantly higher in TA than in the control group (p
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