Background and objective Carotid artery intima media thickness (CIMT) is a strong predictor of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and independent phenotype of early atherosclerosis. The …
S Devaraj, R Tang, B Adams-Huet, A Harris… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Oxidative stress and inflammation are crucial in atherogenesis. α-Tocopherol is both an antioxidant and an antiinflammatory agent. Objective: We evaluated the effect of …
Objective: To explore differences in intima media thickness (IMT) of the carotid arteries induced by differences in BMI. Research Methods and Procedures: Data from 3173 …
V Kotsis, S Stabouli, S Toumanidis… - American journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background In this study we investigated (i) the prevalence of white coat hypertension (WCH) and masked hypertension (MH) in patients who had never been treated earlier with …
RD Brook, RL Bard, S Patel, M Rubenfire… - … , and vascular biology, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective—Coronary calcium score (CCS), carotid plaque area (CPA), intima-media thickness (IMT), and C-reactive protein (CRP) are independent predictors of cardiovascular …
T Yanase, S Nasu, Y Mukuta, Y Shimizu… - American journal of …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), an indicator of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease (CHD) is usually evaluated by eye measurement under B-scope carotid artery …
OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine if calcified carotid artery atheromas (CCAA) imaged on panoramic radiographs portend an adverse vascular event. STUDY DESIGN …
Y Irie, N Katakami, H Kaneto, R Kasami, S Sumitsuji… - Atherosclerosis, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of early atherosclerosis and vascular remodelling, is one of the independent predictors of coronary artery disease (CAD) …
S Akazawa, M Tojikubo, Y Nakano… - Journal of diabetes …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aims/Introduction The usefulness of markers of carotid plaque, such as sum (PS) and maximum (P‐max) of the plaque thickness, in combination with intima‐media thickness …