Carotid-Wall Intima–Media Thickness and Cardiovascular Events

F. Polak, Joseph; Pencina, Michael; M. Pencina, Karol; J. O’Donnell, Christopher; A. Wolf, Philip; B. D’Agostino, Ralph

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1012592

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Carotid-Wall Intima–Media Thickness and Cardiovascular Events

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 20, 2011

Authors:

Joseph F. Polak

Michael Pencina

Karol M. Pencina

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intima-media thickness of the walls of the common carotid artery and internal carotid artery may add to the Framingham risk score for predicting cardiovascular events. METHODS: We measured the mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery and the maximum intima-media thickness...

Subject

Medicine

Intima-media thickness

Cardiology

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