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Carotid Atherosclerosis and Aortic Stiffness in Masters Athletes: Multimodality Vascular Phenotyping from the Master@Heart Study

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Rik Pauwels *
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Christophe Dausin
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Ruben De Bosscher
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Jarne De Paepe
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Youri Bekhuis
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Boris Delpire
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Kasper Favere
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Jürgen Duchenne
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Thijs M.H. Eijsvogels
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Peter Sinnaeve
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Steven Dymarkowski
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Olivier Ghekiere
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Tatiana Kuznetsova
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Caroline M. Van De Heyning
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Tomas Robyns
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Lieven Herbots
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André La Gerche
H
Hein Heidbuchel
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Rik Willems
DOI:10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101771delete
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Abstract

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Middle-aged male Masters athletes exhibit a higher burden of coronary atherosclerosis on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) compared with healthy controls. Whether this is accompanied by differences in carotid atherosclerosis or aortic stiffness remains uncertain. We assessed carotid atherosclerosis and aortic stiffness across groups, association between carotid atherosclerosis and coronary disease, and the incremental value of carotid plaque beyond traditional risk factors.
Keywords:
Carotid atherosclerosis
Aortic stiffness
Pulse wave velocity
Coronary atherosclerosis
SCORE2
Masters athletes
NCT03711539
AP
Augmentation Pressure
AUC
Area Under the Curve
CAC
Coronary Artery Calcification
CI
Confidence Interval
CPP
Central Pulse Pressure
CCTA
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
IMT
Intima Media Thickness
LDL
Low-Density Lipoprotein
Lp(a)
Lipoprotein(a)
OR
Odds Ratio
PWV
Pulse Wave Velocity
ROC
Receiver Operating Characteristic
SD
Standard Deviation
SCORE2
Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation 2
VO₂peak
Peak Oxygen Uptake
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American Journal of Preventive Cardiology cover
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
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