A widely adopted surrogate for predicting rates of cardiovascular events involves measure of
carotid intimal-medial thickness (CIMT) by B mode ultrasound, a technique available since …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the
United States of America and globally. Carotid arterial plaque, a cause and also a marker of …

Objectives: The goal of this study was to compare the performance of several measures of
carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) as predictors of cardiovascular events (CVEs), and to …

Background—Endothelial dysfunction develops early and has been shown to predict the
development of clinical complications of atherosclerosis. However, the relationship between …

Objective: This meta-analysis aims to compare the relationship between phenotypic
manifestation of coronary and carotid atherosclerosis using available imaging techniques …

Background At the APOE gene, encoding apolipoprotein E, genotypes of the ε2/ε3/ε4 alleles
associated with higher LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels are also associated with higher …

Heart disease is the primary cause of death in the United States. Fortunately, intervention
measures can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after a patient has been …

Background and objective Carotid artery intima media thickness (CIMT) is a strong predictor
of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and independent phenotype of early atherosclerosis. The …

Aims The 'IMPROVE study'was designed to investigate whether cross-sectional carotid
artery intima–media thickness (IMT) and overall IMT progression are predictors of new …

Objective—To investigate whether several different measures of carotid intima-media
thickness (IMT) progression are associated with subsequent vascular events and whether …