| Carotid intima-media thickness and cardiovascular events. | |
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PMID: 22029990 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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To the Editor: Polak et al. (July 21 issue)(1) state that the mean intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery "is believed to be better suited for cardiovascular risk assessment" than the intima-media thickness of the internal carotid artery. To be clear, the American Society of Echocardiography consensus statement that they cited(2) specified that carotid-artery ultrasonography for cardiovascular disease risk prediction should be based on a thorough scan of the carotid arteries to detect the presence of plaques, followed by measurement of the intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery. The statement stipulated that measuring the intima-media thickness of the . . . |
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Clemens von Schacky |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 365 ISSN: 1533-4406 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1640-2 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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