CALCIFIED CAROTID ARTERY ATHEROMAS: Authors' response

We thank Dr. Friedlander for his letter regarding our systematic review of calcified carotid artery atheromas (CCAA) and stroke, and also for introducing his latest retrospective cohort study 1 Friedlander AH Cohen SH Panoramic radiographic atheromas portend adverse events. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2007; 103: 830-835 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (65) Google Scholar on the prediction of adverse vascular events based on CCAA seen on panoramic radiographs. CALCIFIED CAROTID ARTERY ATHEROMASThe Journal of the American Dental AssociationVol. 138Issue 9PreviewThe April JADA systematic literature review by Drs. Muralidhar Mupparapu and Irene Kim, “Calcified Carotid Artery Atheroma and Stroke: A Systematic Review,” ( JADA 2007;138[4]:483–92 ) concluded that the data are incomplete and inconclusive relative to the hypothesis that panoramic radiographically detectable calcified carotid artery atheromas (CCAA) are associated with an increased risk of stroke. We, in fact, recently have demonstrated that these lesions are associated with the development of adverse, nonfatal cardiovascular events. Full-Text PDF