Background Carotid artery plaques are associated with coronary artery atherosclerotic
lesions. We evaluated various ultrasound definitions of carotid artery plaque as predictors of …

Introduction Prediction of cardiovascular events improves using imaging, ie coronary
calcium score and ultrasound assessment of carotid plaque. This study analysed the …

Background and aims It is not known if ultrasound carotid plaque features are associated
with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors or if they predict future CVD events. Methods …

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 …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare carotid plaque burden, carotid intima-
media thickness (cIMT), ankle-brachial index (ABI), and abdominal aortic diameter (AAD) to …

Background and Purpose—Carotid ultrasound evaluation of intima-media thickness (IMT)
and plaque burden has been used for risk stratification and for evaluation of …

Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) may be measured by ultrasound, where the distance
between a double-line reflex pattern representing the luminal-intimal and the …

OBJECTIVES: We conducted the meta-analysis to compare the diagnostic accuracies of
carotid plaque and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measured by B-mode …

Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been shown to predict cardiovascular (CV) risk in
multiple large studies. Careful evaluation of CIMT studies reveals discrepancies in the …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to address the respective association between carotid intima-
media thickness (IMT) in plaque-free sites and plaques with coronary heart disease (CHD) …