… ultrasound (ECU) and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), respectively. Background: Although
… reliability of carotid atherosclerosis as surrogate marker of coronary atherosclerosis has been …

… atherosclerosis has been put in doubt by in vivo studies showing a poor correlation … carotid
intima-media thickness (IMT) detected by external carotid ultrasound (ECU) and coronary …

… Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a surrogate marker … Carotid intima-media thickness
(IMT) has been widely evaluated as a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis including coronary …

… the currently available data on the use of B-mode ultrasonography as a vascular marker of
… measured by B-mode ultrasound are associated with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis. …

… marker for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk. … (eg coronary arteries), and secondly,
that vessel wall thickness predicts … by B-mode ultrasound is becoming an accepted surrogate …

… , carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) by B-mode ultrasound … It has also been used as a
surrogate endpoint to monitor the effi… as surrogate of coronary atherosclerosis: correlation with …

… by Bmode ultrasound of peripheral arteries, which was not obtained in any of the coronary
… We present the high-resolution B-mode carotid ultrasound scanning and reading protocols …

… In this study, we aimed to examine the association of comprehensive B-mode ultrasound of
carotid artery measurements with results of CCTA, CA and stress testing in ED patients with …

… for use of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) to predict the absence of significant coronary
… absence of significant coronary artery disease. (Adapted with permission from Circulation.1) …

… of the carotid wall in a longitudinal view by B-mode ultrasound (… are associated with coronary
atherosclerosis, stroke, and … early surrogate marker for subclinical carotid atherosclerosis, …