Background A number of studies have used B-mode ultrasound to measure carotid intimal-
medial thickness as an indicator of the severity of carotid atherosclerosis. Methods We …

Observational studies suggested that the progression of carotid atherosclerosis and plaques
might be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD) and stroke, prior …

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 …

Few studies have determined whether greater carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) in
asymptomatic individuals is associated prospectively with increased risk of coronary heart …

Few studies have determined whether carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is
associated prospectively with risk of first ischemic stroke. In the Atherosclerosis Risk in …

Background High LDL-cholesterol is a risk factor for atherosclerosis. We aimed to determine
whether aggressive cholesterol lowering with statins was more effective than conventional …

Writing Group I of Prevention Conference V considered the role of routine office-based
measures for assessing global risk in asymptomatic persons. With the physician-directed …

Intima-media thickness of the common carotid arteries is a marker of atherosclerosis and
has been shown to be associated with prevalent and incident coronary heart disease and …

Background: DNA methylation-based patterns of biological aging, known as epigenetic age
acceleration, are predictive of all-cause mortality, but little is known about their association …

Aims Carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) and plaque information can improve coronary
heart disease (CHD) risk prediction when added to traditional risk factors (TRF). However …