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Diagnostic Role of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness for Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Methods to assess atherosclerotic cardiovascular risk in chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025Pooled it
- Regional and demographic variations of Carotid artery Intima and Media Thickness (CIMT): A Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Higher vitamin K1 intakes are associated with lower subclinical atherosclerosis and lower risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease-related outcomes in older women.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Carotid intima media thickness and glomerular filtration rate: a baseline analysis of the PolyIran-L trial.Journal of nephrology · 2025Article
- Risk Assessment for Cardiovascular Events using Achilles Tendon Thickness and Softness and Intima-Media Thickness in Familial Hypercholesterolemia.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2024Article
- A Study of the Relationship Between Objective Tests to Diagnose Erectile Dysfunction and Markers of Cardiovascular Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of fasting glucose levels on carotid intima-media thickness in premenopausal versus postmenopausal women.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
- Perceived Stress From Childhood to Adulthood and Cardiometabolic End Points in Young Adulthood: An 18-Year Prospective Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Using Machine Learning to Predict Abnormal Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Type 2 Diabetes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Phenome-wide association study of loci harboring de novo tandem repeat mutations in UK Biobank exomes.Nature communications · 2022Article
- microRNAs Associated with Carotid Plaque Development and Vulnerability: The Clinician's Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Vascular Aging and Damage in Patients with Iron Metabolism Disorders.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Composite carotid intima-media thickness as a risk predictor of coronary heart disease in a selected population in Sri Lanka.PloS one · 2022Article
- Predictive effect of different blood lipid parameters combined with carotid intima-media thickness on coronary artery disease.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Features of the metabolic syndrome and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: An augmented risk for premature cardiovascular disease.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Carotid and femoral bruits as cardiovascular risk indicators in a middle-aged Finnish population: A 20-year prospective study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Clinical Significance of Carotid Intima-Media Complex and Carotid Plaque Assessment by Ultrasound for the Prediction of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Primary and Secondary Care Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Preclinical carotid atherosclerosis as an indicator of polyvascular disease: a narrative review.Annals of translational medicine · 2021Review
- Management of High-Risk Atherosclerotic Patients by Statins May Be Supported by Logistic Model of Intima-Media Thickening.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe present meta-analysis was conducted to confirm whether carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) could serve as an accurate diagnostic method for coronary artery disease (CAD).
methodsDatabases of PubMed, Google Scholar, and Embase were searched for potential articles. The articles were selected according to inclusion criteria. Pooled sensitivity and specificity with corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to confirm the diagnostic role of IMT for CAD.
results22 eligible articles were selected in the present meta-analysis. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of IMT for diagnosing CAD were 0.68 (0.57-0.77) and 0.70 (0.64-0.75), respectively. The corresponding AUC was 0.74 (0.70-0.78). Subgroup analyses based on cutoff value of IMT were performed. A cutoff value of 1 mm was demonstrated to be much more accurate diagnostic criteria for CAD (sensitivity: 0.66; specificity: 0.79; AUC: 0.80). Sensitivity analysis indicated that the pooled results were robust. Deek's funnel plot indicated no significant publication bias (
conclusionCarotid IMT may serve as an accurate diagnostic tool. A cutoff value of 1 mm seems to provide much more accurate diagnostic results for CAD.
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