Journal article
Intima-media thickness at the near or far wall of the common carotid artery in cardiovascular risk assessment
Abstract
Aims: Current guidelines recommend measuring carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) at the far wall of the common carotid artery (CCA). We aimed to precisely quantify associations of near vs. far wall CCA-IMT with the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD, defined as coronary heart disease or stroke) and their added predictive values.
Methods and results: We analysed individual records of 41 941 participants from 16 prospective …
Authors
Seekircher L; Tschiderer L; Lind L; Safarova MS; Kavousi M; Ikram MA; Lonn E; Yusuf S; Grobbee DE; Kastelein JJP
Journal
European Heart Journal Open, Vol. 3, No. 5,
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
September 4, 2023
DOI
10.1093/ehjopen/oead089
ISSN
2752-4191