Carotid Intima-Media Thickness as Surrogate for and Predictor of CVD.
Glob Heart
; 11(3): 295-312.e3, 2016 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27741977
ABSTRACT
Carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is a noninvasive measurement of the artery wall thickness, inclusive of atherosclerotic plaque, obtained using ultrasound imaging. In the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) study, IMT measurements are used as a surrogate for subclinical cardiovascular disease and as a variable predictive of cardiovascular events. IMT measurements of the common carotid artery are available in more than 99% of the MESA population and are predictive of cardiovascular events. More importantly, IMT and plaque thickness measurements made in the internal carotid artery and carotid bulb are also available in more than 98% of the population and are also strongly predictive of cardiovascular events. This article reviews the techniques used to obtain the MESA IMT values, compares them to those made in other epidemiological studies, and summarizes how they have been used in the MESA study as both surrogates for and predictors of cardiovascular disease.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Atherosclerosis
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Plaque, Atherosclerotic
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Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Glob Heart
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article