The causes of left common carotid artery plaque are related to age, gender, smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes.
Left common carotid artery plaque is caused by atherosclerosis of the left common carotid artery, and the cause of its formation is related to age, gender, and smoking. The disease occurs in middle-aged and elderly people over 40 years old, the incidence rate is low in premenopausal women and increases in postmenopausal women, and the incidence rate and death rate of the disease in smokers are 2-6 times higher than that in non-smokers.
This disease is associated with abnormal lipid metabolism, and dyslipidemia is the most important risk factor for this disease, hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia are risk factors for this disease. Hypertension is also a cause of this disease, which may be related to the damage that occurs to endothelial cells in hypertension. It is more prevalent in diabetic patients than in non-diabetic patients, so diabetes is also a risk factor for this disease.
If examination reveals plaque formation in the left common carotid artery, follow your doctor’s instructions for treatment.