Definition of common carotid wall thickness affects risk classification in relation to degree of internal carotid artery stenosis: the Plaque At RISK (PARISK) study

Definition of common carotid wall thickness affects risk classification in relation to degree of internal carotid artery stenosis: the Plaque At RISK (PARISK) study

Abstract Background Mean or maximal intima-media thickness (IMT) is commonly used as surrogate endpoint in intervention studies. However, the effect of normalization by surrounding or median IMT or by diameter is unknown. In addition, it is unclear whether IMT inhomogeneity is a useful predictor bey...

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Main Authors: J Steinbuch, AC van Dijk, FHBM Schreuder, MTB Truijman, J Hendrikse, PJ Nederkoorn, A van der Lugt, E Hermeling, APG Hoeks, WH Mess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Subjects:
Atherosclerosis
Stenosis
Carotid IMT
Ultrasound
Carotid artery imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12947-017-0097-4

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