… carotid plaques and diffuse carotid IMT measured at a site free of any discrete plaques with
subsequent coronary heart disease (… incremental value of carotid plaques and carotid IMT for …

… and carotid plaque are markers of atherosclerosis and predict future coronary heart disease
… The aim of this study was to investigate associations between CAC and carotid plaque in …

… disease at baseline in one community. During a median 10.5-year follow up, we documented
68 new cases of coronary heart disease … of maximal common carotid IMT were 1.38 (95% …

… Because of the importance of this issue, our findings need to be confirmed in further studies
of the relation between carotid IMT and carotid plaques and "hard" coronary disease events. …

… determine the incremental value of carotid MRI parameters beyond the … carotid plaque
thickness and stenosis are associated with a history of ischemic stroke and CHD, whereas carotid …

… predictor of incident carotid plaques; 2) impaired glucose regulation/diabetes and
dyslipidemia were the only significant independent predictors of incident carotid stenosis; and 3) …

… Improving the 10-year coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction beyond its current state
… -based carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurement and carotid plaque detection is …

Objectives : We evaluated whether carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and the presence
or absence of plaque improved coronary heart disease (CHD) risk prediction when added to …

… both C-IMT and carotid plaque were important predictors of death … carotid plaque had a
higher heart risk than C-IMT in this study group. This suggests that the presence of carotid plaque …

… Carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) and plaque information can improve coronary heart
disease (… However, obtaining adequate images of all carotid artery segments (A-CIMT) may …