Carotid intima media thickness and its utility as a predictor of cardiovascular disease: A review of evidence

Cardiology in Review

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 70-75

  Carpenter, Mark ^a   Sinclair, Hannah ^b,c   Kunadian, Vijay ^b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular outcomes; Cardiovascular risk; Carotid intima media thickness; Coronary artery disease

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; PULSE WAVE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCREENING; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84958063106     PISSN: 10615377     EISSN: 15384683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000077     Document Type: Review

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