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Common carotid artery kinking is a predictor of cardiovascular events: A long‐term follow‐up study using carotid ultrasonography

Kinking of the internal carotid artery is a cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. However, it remains unclear as to whether kinking of the common carotid artery (CCA) can also predict CV events. We conducted a long‐term follow‐up study to examine whether CCA kinking as assessed by carotid ultrasonography is a predictor of CV events in asymptomatic patients with CV risk factors.