It is recognized that arteries can enlarge to compensate atherosclerosis. The role of diameter enlargement of unaffected arteries is not well known. We hypothesized that brachial and common carotid arteries diameters were larger in subjects with carotid atherosclerosis compared to subjects without these lesions.
Department of Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica G. Salvatore, University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Facoltà di Medicina Edificio Clinico A II livello, Viale Europa (Loc Germaneto), 88100-Catanzaro, Italy.