Objectives: Early identification of children at risk of atherosclerosis is of paramount
importance for implementing primary preventive measures addressing vascular health …

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 …

Abstract Context Subclinical hypothyroidism (SHypo) has been associated with
atherosclerosis, but no conclusive clinical trials assessing the levothyroxine impact on …

Insufficient recommendations do not support the clinical use of carotid ultrasonography for
further risk stratification in moderate-to-high risk patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Atherosclerosis begins in early life and has a long latent period prior to onset of clinical
disease. Measures of subclinical atherosclerosis, therefore, may have important implications …

Background Population-based studies of ultrasound measures of carotid atherosclerosis are
informative about future risks of cardiovascular disease. Design Cross-sectional studies of …

Objectives. RA associates with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and
mortality due to accelerated atherosclerosis, attributed to both classical risk factors and …

Objectives The relationship of depressive symptoms and subclinical atherosclerosis remains
controversial. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of …

Background and Purpose—The value of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT)—a marker of
subclinical atherosclerosis—in defining the cardiovascular risk is still debated. The aim of …

Aims Current guidelines recommend measuring carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) at the
far wall of the common carotid artery (CCA). We aimed to precisely quantify associations of …