Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related death rates have been escalating in
emerging economies such as India. A strategy to initiate prophylactic medical intervention by …

BACKGROUND: There is great need for a simple, noninvasive tool that can be used in an
office setting to screen for subclinical atherosclerosis. In patients referred for cardiovascular …

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, and its prevention is more cost-effective than the treatment of its complications …

Background and purpose Carotid intima–media thickness (IMT), a valid measure of
atherosclerotic disease, has been proposed to be included in the algorithms for …

Background Carotid artery ultrasound is a possible screening test for future coronary heart
disease (CHD) events to select individuals for preventive treatment. Objectives To assess …

Background and Purpose—Ultrasound of carotid arteries provides measures of intima
media thickness (IMT) and plaque, both widely used as surrogate measures of …

Results Reference values for carotid IMT, expressed as 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles by
sex and 5 age groups, have been obtained. The 50th percentiles of mean IMT ranged from …

Objectives The presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries is a strong
predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Research and data on CVD risk have been …

Background Ultrasound-detected carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and carotid
plaque are possible screening tests for coronary heart disease (CHD) among asymptomatic …

Ultrasound detection of sub-clinical atherosclerosis (ATS) may help identify individuals at
high cardiovascular risk. Most studies evaluated intima-media thickness (IMT) at carotid …