We reviewed prospective epidemiological data in the general population, mostly middle-aged
to older persons, to determine the association of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) (…

… carotid artery are shown for a 57-year-old Caucasian woman with a Framingham Risk
Score (FRS) of 1% and with normal carotid intima-… increased common carotid artery intima-media …

… of the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a widely used marker for atherosclerosis and
is associated with future cardiovascular … of CIMT with future cardiovascular events and its …

… according to their 10-year absolute risk to develop a first-time … Risk Score and a common
carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurement. B, Observed Kaplan-Meier absolute risk …

… no cardiovascular risk factors. The objective of this study was to report on the range of carotid
intima-… with no cardiovascular risk factors and to identify parameters that influence it. The …

… used in observational studies to evaluate the value of new risk factors of cardiovascular
risk and intervention studies as an alternative or surrogate endpoint for cardiovascular events. …

… Carotid intima media thickness was significantly and independently predictive for … the
risk classification of individuals. Carotid intima media thickness may not be useful for the risk …

… Carotid IMT is significantly related to cardiovascular risk factors and to the extent of
atherosclerosis elsewhere in the arterial system. Importantly, increased carotid IMT is an …

… association between higher carotid IMT and the presence of coronary artery calcification (CAC…
of carotid IMT with childhood and current cardiovascular risk factors and a risk factor “load” …

… Background The relation between cardiovascular risk factors … conventional risk factors and
increased carotid intima-media … a questionnaire on cardiovascular risk factors, had a fasting …