Baseline Values but Not Treatment-Induced Changes in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Predict Incident Cardiovascular Events in Treated Hypertensive Patients | Zendy

Alberto Zanchetti | Zendy; Michael Hennig | Zendy; Regina Hollweck | Zendy; Gene Bond | Zendy; Rong Tang | Zendy; Cesare Cuspidi | Zendy; Gianfranco Parati | Zendy; Rita Facchetti | Zendy; Giuseppe Mancia | Zendy

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Baseline Values but Not Treatment-Induced Changes in Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Predict Incident Cardiovascular Events in Treated Hypertensive Patients

Author(s) -

Alberto Zanchetti,

Michael Hennig,

Regina Hollweck,

Gene Bond,

Rong Tang,

Cesare Cuspidi,

Gianfranco Parati,

Rita Facchetti,

Giuseppe Mancia

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.773119

Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , intima media thickness , cardiology , proportional hazards model , stroke (engine) , blood pressure , baseline (sea) , population , carotid arteries , confidence interval , environmental health , engineering , mechanical engineering , oceanography , geology

Baseline carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaques are considered predictors of cardiovascular events, but whether they maintain predictive value in treated hypertensive patients and whether time-related (or treatment-induced) IMT changes are additional predictors are unknown.

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