Journal article
Common Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Measurements Do Not Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Individuals With Elevated Blood Pressure
Abstract
Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker of cardiovascular risk. It is unclear whether measurement of mean common CIMT improves 10-year risk prediction of first-time myocardial infarction or stroke in individuals with elevated blood pressure. We performed an analysis among individuals with elevated blood pressure (i.e., a systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg and a diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mm Hg) in USE-IMT, a large ongoing …
Authors
Bots ML; Groenewegen KA; Anderson TJ; Britton AR; Dekker JM; Engström G; Evans GW; de Graaf J; Grobbee DE; Hedblad B
Journal
Hypertension, Vol. 63, No. 6, pp. 1173–1181
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2014
DOI
10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.02683
ISSN
0194-911X