Should We Indeed Measure Carotid Intima-Media Thickness for Improving Prediction of Cardiovascular Events After IMPROVE?
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Should we indeed measure carotid intima-media thickness for improving prediction of cardiovascular events after IMPROVE?
For 3 decades, the measurement of carotid intima-media hickness (CIMT) has been applied in cardiovascular reearch (1). Yet, there are still various questions regarding the IMT measurement (2,3). Two are addressed in the report y Baldassarre et al. (4) in this issue of the Journal: “What is the ‘best’ CIMT measure for increased cardiovascular risk?” and “Does a CIMT measurement help improve the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.014