Impact of Intima–Media Thickness Progression in the Common Carotid Arteries on the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Suita Study

Impact of Intima–Media Thickness Progression in the Common Carotid Arteries on the Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Suita Study

BackgroundNo prospective study of the relationship between intima–media thickness (IMT) progression and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been performed. Methods and ResultsWe studied 4724 participants (mean age: 59.7±11.9 years; without CVD at the baseline) who had carotid ultrasonographic...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Kokubo, Makoto Watanabe, Aya Higashiyama, Yoko M. Nakao, Fumiaki Nakamura, Yoshihiro Miyamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atherosclerosis
cardiovascular disease
carotid intima–media thickness
epidemiology
progression of carotid atherosclerosis
prospective cohort study
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007720

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