Carotid ultrasound for cardiovascular risk prediction: From intima-media thickness to carotid plaques

Carotid ultrasound for cardiovascular risk prediction: From intima-media thickness to carotid plaques

Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and nonstenotic carotid plaques are established measures of subclinical atherosclerosis and are useful for prediction of future cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Compared with CIMT, the incremental predictive value of carotid plaques is more robust. Although th...

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Main Authors: Ravi R Kasliwal, Mansi Kaushik, Hardeep Kaur Grewal, Manish Bansal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
cardiovascular disease
carotid intima-media thickness
carotid plaques
primary prevention
Online Access:http://www.jiaecho.org/article.asp?issn=2543-1463;year=2017;volume=1;issue=1;spage=39;epage=46;aulast=Kasliwal

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