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SUBMITTER: Steinbuch J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5379498 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steinbuch J J van Dijk A C AC Schreuder Fhbm F Truijman Mtb M Hendrikse J J Nederkoorn P J PJ van der Lugt A A Hermeling E E Hoeks Apg A Mess W H WH
Cardiovascular ultrasound 20170404 1
<h4>Background</h4>Mean or maximal intima-media thickness (IMT) is commonly used as surrogate endpoint in intervention studies. However, the effect of normalization by surrounding or median IMT or by diameter is unknown. In addition, it is unclear whether IMT inhomogeneity is a useful predictor beyond common wall parameters like maximal wall thickness, either absolute or normalized to IMT or lumen size. We investigated the interrelationship of common carotid artery (CCA) thickness parameters and ...[more]