Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors of carotid intima-media thickness in asymptomatic individual subjects in a tertiary care center in India
Author(s) -
Subhash Kaul,
Suvarna Alladi,
Rukmini Mridula,
Srinivasarao V. C. S. Bandaru,
Demudu Babu Boddu,
Darapureddy Anjanikumar,
Matapathi Umamashesh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.165481
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , risk factor , intima media thickness , confidence interval , stroke (engine) , cardiology , endocrinology , carotid arteries , mechanical engineering , engineering
Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is increasingly identified as a marker of atherosclerosis and increased risk of cerebrovascular disease.