Background: Established vascular risk factors do not fully explain the incidence of both early
(Intimal Medial Thickness, IMT) and advanced (plaque formation) atherosclerosis of the …

Background: The association between progression of Carotid Intima Media Thickness (C-
IMT) and cardiovascular risk remains controversial and has not been examined in large …

Background and Purpose—Established “systemic” vascular risk factors do not fully explain
the occurrence of atherosclerosis at the carotid bifurcation. Local anatomic and …

Background and Purpose—Cross-sectional studies describe a positive association between
common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) and carotid plaques (CP) …

Introduction Common carotid artery (CCA) intima-media thickness (IMT), lumen diameter,
and maximum plaque thickness were assessed on ultrasound images. The objective of the …

Purpose Inhomogeneity of arterial wall thickness may be indicative of distal plaques. This
study investigates the intra-subject association between relative spatial intima-media …

Background Arterial diameter and intima-media thickness (IMT) enlargement may each be
related to the atherosclerotic process. Their separate or combined enlargement may indicate …

Background Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) serves as an indicator of atherosclerosis
and cardiovascular risk in observational and intervention studies. Off-line measurements …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Carotid IMT is widely used as a surrogate marker for
atherosclerosis. Prospective studies in largely white populations demonstrate that it is …

Background No prospective study of the relationship between intima–media thickness (IMT)
progression and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been performed. Methods and …