Composite carotid intima-media thickness as a risk predictor of coronary heart disease in a selected population in Sri Lanka

<h4>Background</h4> Segment-specific variations of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) have not been assessed in South Asian populations. The purpose of this study was to determine if segment-specific CIMTs or a composite-CIMT score is a better risk predictor of coronary heart disease...

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Main Authors: Visula Abeysuriya, Nirmala A. I. Wijesinha, Prakash P. Priyadharshan, Lal G. Chandrasena, Ananda Rajitha Wickremasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9394829/?tool=EBI