Cardiovascular disease is the primary cause of death in most developed nations. Identifying an individual's cardiovascular risk remains a challenge. Traditional coronary-risk stratification is based on cardiovascular risk factors using risk score systems, which may not reliably identify atherosclerosis in asymptomatic individuals. Carotid intima-media thickness measured by ultrasonography is a noninvasive, wellvalidated tool that has been used as a surrogate for clinical coronary events. Carotid intima-media thickness has demonstrable utility as an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events. Recent data have improved our understanding of its application as a screening tool for cardiovascular disease.
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Univ Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
Gomez-Marcos, Manuel A.
Recio-Rodriguez, Jose I.
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IBSAL, REDIAPP, La Alamedilla Hlth Ctr, Primary Care Res Unit, Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
Recio-Rodriguez, Jose I.
Patino-Alonso, Maria C.
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Univ Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Dept Stat, E-37008 Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
Patino-Alonso, Maria C.
Agudo-Conde, Cristina
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IBSAL, REDIAPP, La Alamedilla Hlth Ctr, Primary Care Res Unit, Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
Agudo-Conde, Cristina
Gomez-Sanchez, Leticia
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IBSAL, REDIAPP, La Alamedilla Hlth Ctr, Primary Care Res Unit, Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
Gomez-Sanchez, Leticia
Gomez-Sanchez, Marta
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IBSAL, REDIAPP, La Alamedilla Hlth Ctr, Primary Care Res Unit, Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
Gomez-Sanchez, Marta
Rodriguez-Sanchez, Emiliano
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IBSAL, REDIAPP, La Alamedilla Hlth Ctr, Primary Care Res Unit, Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
Rodriguez-Sanchez, Emiliano
Garcia-Ortiz, Luis
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Univ Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, SpainUniv Salamanca, IBSAL, REDIAPP, Primary Care Res Unit, E-37008 Salamanca, Spain
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Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 6565 Fannin Street
Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TXSection of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 6565 Fannin Street
Negi S.
Murray T.
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Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 6565 Fannin Street
Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TXSection of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 6565 Fannin Street
Murray T.
Nambi V.
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Section of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 6565 Fannin Street
Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston, TXSection of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, 6565 Fannin Street
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Zhao, Jinying
Cheema, Faiz A.
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Cheema, Faiz A.
Bremner, J. Douglas
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Atlanta Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Atlanta, GA USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Bremner, J. Douglas
Goldberg, Jack
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Vietnam Era Twin Registry, Seattle, WA USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Goldberg, Jack
Su, Shaoyong
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Su, Shaoyong
Snieder, Harold
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Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, NL-9700 AB Groningen, Netherlands
Kings Coll London, Twin Res & Genet Epidemiol Unit, London, EnglandEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Snieder, Harold
Maisano, Carisa
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Maisano, Carisa
Jones, Linda
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Jones, Linda
Javed, Farhan
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, Atlanta, GA 30306 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Javed, Farhan
Murrah, Nancy
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Murrah, Nancy
Le, Ngoc-Anh
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Atlanta Vet Affairs Med Ctr, Atlanta, GA USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Le, Ngoc-Anh
Vaccarino, Viola
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Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA
Emory Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Rollins Sch Publ Hlth, Atlanta, GA 30322 USAEmory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Cardiol, Atlanta, GA 30306 USA