ArticleJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2022
A Comparison of Segment-Specific and Composite Measures of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and their Relationships with Coronary Calcium.
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- Varying Definitions of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness and Future Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Pooled it
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- Evaluating Total Atherosclerosis Burden of Baroreceptor-Resident Arteries after Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease for Identifying Patients with Heavy Coronary Atherosclerosis Burden.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2024Article
- Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Risk Factor for Atherosclerosis: Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2023Article
- Clinical Outcomes and Unique Restenosis of Calcified Nodule in Heavily Calcified Coronary Artery.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2023Article
- Associations between the Combined Fat Mass Index and Fat-Free Mass Index with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in a Japanese Population: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-Based Cohort Study.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2023Article
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- Approach to risk stratification of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Use of biomarkers and imaging in a Canadian context.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsThe utility of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) as a marker for coronary heart disease is under heavy debate. This is predominantly due to the lack of a standard definition of cIMT, leading to inconsistent results. We investigated and compared the relationships of five different measures of cIMT with coronary calcium.
methodsJapanese men aged 40-79y ( n=869) from Shiga Epidemiological Study of Subclinical Atherosclerosis were examined. Mean cIMT was measured in three segments of the carotid arteries: common carotid artery (CCA
resultsAll cIMT measures had positive associations with CAC (p＜0.001): [OR, 95% Confidence Interval]: ICA
conclusionsMean-Max cIMT had consistently stronger associations with coronary calcium, independent of important confounders, such as age. The most oft-used measure, CCA
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