Should we indeed measure carotid intima-media thickness for improving prediction of cardiovascular events after IMPROVE?
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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 prediction of cardiovascular events?.”
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
دوره 60 16 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012