Open AccessUltrasound in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction: Don't Forget the Plaque!
Author(s) -
Nambi Vijay,
Brunner Gerd,
Ballantyne Christie M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.113.000180
Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , vascular medicine , family medicine , cardiology , intensive care medicine
Ultrasound-based cardiovascular risk stratification has almost come full circle. Since its early description by Pignoli et al,[1][1] carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) measures have been correlated with all traditional risk factors and cardiovascular diseases (CVD)[2][2] and have begun to find